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we had to give him a jab

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1 pinchar

v.

1 to prick.

2 to tap (informal) (teléfono).

3 to wind up (informal) (irritar).

4 to get a puncture (rueda).

pinchó a cinco kilómetros de la meta he got a puncture o flat tire five kilometers from the finish

5 to be prickly (barba).

6 to be a flop (informal) (fracasar).

pinchó con su última película his latest film has been a flop

7 to sting, to prick, to urticate.

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pinchar

► verbo transitivo

1 (punzar) to prick

■ se ha pinchado el dedo en el rosal he pricked his finger on the rosebush

■ se nos ha pinchado un neumático we have had a puncture

■ me han pinchado el globo, mamá Mum, they've burst my balloon

2 MEDICINA (poner inyección) to give a injection, give a jab, US give a shot

■ me pincharon tres veces porque no encontraban la vena they stuck the needle in me three times because they couldn't find the vein

3 (sujetar) to spear, jab

4 (enfadar) to needle

■ como siga pinchándola van a acabar peleándose if he keeps needling her they'll end up fighting

5 (estimular) to push

■ en casa me pinchan para que me apunte al gimnasio the family are trying to persuade me to go to the gym

6 familiar (intervenir) to tap

■ sospechan que les han pinchado el teléfono they suspect their phone's been tapped

7 familiar (poner disco) to play

■ enróllate y pínchanos algo más movido get with it and put on something more lively

► verbo pronominal pincharse

1 familiar (droga) to shoot up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ni pinchar ni cortar familiar to have nothing to do with it, have do say in something

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verb

1) to puncture

2) prick

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- pincharse

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1. VT

1) (=reventar) [+ globo, pelota] to burst; [+ neumático, rueda] to puncture

me han pinchado las ruedas — my tyres have been slashed

2) (=picar)

a) [con algo punzante] to prick

le pinchó en el brazo con un alfiler — she pricked his arm with a pin

b) (Culin) to test

pincha la carne con el tenedor — test the meat with your fork, stick the fork in the meat

- ni pinchar ni cortar

3) (=comer) to nibble (at)

hemos pinchado unos taquitos de queso — we nibbled (at) a few cubes of cheese

4) * (=poner una inyección a) to give a jab to *, give a shot to *

tuvimos que pincharlo para que se le calmase el dolor — we had to give him a jab o shot to ease the pain *

me han pinchado un antibiótico — I got an antibiotic jab o a shot of antibiotics *

5) * (=apuñalar) to knife

amenazó con pincharlo si no le daba el dinero — he threatened to knife him if he didn't give him the money

6) * (=presionar) [gen] to prod; pey to pester

hay que pincharlo para que se mueva — he needs prodding to get him going

no dejan de pincharme para que me case — they keep getting on at me o pestering me to get married

7) * (=provocar) to wind sb up *

siempre me está pinchando — he's always winding me up *

8) * [+ línea, teléfono] to tap, bug

9) Esp
* (Mús)
pinchar discos — to deejay *, be a disc jockey

2. VI

1) (=hincarse) [espina] to prick; [clavo] to stick

ten cuidado con el rosal, que pincha — careful of the rosebush, it's prickly o it will prick you

te pincha la barba — your beard is bristly o prickly

2) (=tener un pinchazo) to get a puncture

pinchamos al salir de la curva — we got a puncture coming out of the bend

3) Esp * (=fracasar) to come a cropper *

hemos pinchado con este proyecto — we have come a cropper with this project *

el Real Madrid ha pinchado en casa — Real Madrid have come a cropper at home *

4) (=hacer clic) to click (en on)

5) Chile
* (=ligar)
cuando era joven pinchaba harto — when he was young he had a lot of girlfriends

pinchar con algn — to get off with sb *

3.

See:

pincharse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <globo/balón> to burst; < rueda> to puncture

b) (con alfiler, espina) to prick

c) ( para recoger) to spear

ni pinchar ni cortar — (fam)

él en la oficina ni pincha ni corta — he doesn't have any clout in the office

yo aquí ni pincho ni corto — my opinion doesn't count for anything around here

2)

a) (fam) ( poner una inyección) to give... a shot (colloq)

b) (fam) ( provocar) to needle (colloq); (incitar, azuzar) to egg... on

3) < teléfono> to tap, bug

4) (Esp fam) < discos> to play
2.
pinchar vi

1) ( herir)

esa planta pincha — that plant is prickly

2) (Auto) to get a flat (tire*), get a puncture

3) (period) ( perder) to be/get beaten

4) (Chi fam) ( con el sexo opuesto) ligar

5) (Esp fam) ( en póker) to ante up (colloq)
3.
pincharse v pron

1) persona

a) (refl) ( accidentalmente) to prick oneself

b) (refl) (fam) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl), to jack up (sl)

2) rueda to puncture; globo/balón to burst

se me pinchó un neumático — I got a flat (tire) o a puncture

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= needle, wiretap [wire-tap], puncture.

Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.

Ex. The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.

Ex. When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.

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* pinchar a Alguien = needle + Persona.

* que pincha = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <globo/balón> to burst; < rueda> to puncture

b) (con alfiler, espina) to prick

c) ( para recoger) to spear

ni pinchar ni cortar — (fam)

él en la oficina ni pincha ni corta — he doesn't have any clout in the office

yo aquí ni pincho ni corto — my opinion doesn't count for anything around here

2)

a) (fam) ( poner una inyección) to give... a shot (colloq)

b) (fam) ( provocar) to needle (colloq); (incitar, azuzar) to egg... on

3) < teléfono> to tap, bug

4) (Esp fam) < discos> to play
2.
pinchar vi

1) ( herir)

esa planta pincha — that plant is prickly

2) (Auto) to get a flat (tire*), get a puncture

3) (period) ( perder) to be/get beaten

4) (Chi fam) ( con el sexo opuesto) ligar

5) (Esp fam) ( en póker) to ante up (colloq)
3.
pincharse v pron

1) persona

a) (refl) ( accidentalmente) to prick oneself

b) (refl) (fam) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl), to jack up (sl)

2) rueda to puncture; globo/balón to burst

se me pinchó un neumático — I got a flat (tire) o a puncture

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= needle, wiretap [wire-tap], puncture.

Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.

Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.

Ex: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.

* pinchar a Alguien = needle + Persona.

* que pincha = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

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pinchar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹globo/balón› to burst; ‹rueda› to puncture

pincharon las cuatro ruedas they punctured ( o slashed etc) all four tires

2 (con alfiler, espina) to prick

3 (para recoger) to spear

pinchó una aceituna con el palillo she speared an olive with the cocktail stick

ni pinchar ni cortar ( fam): él en la oficina ni pincha ni corta he doesn't have any clout in the office

yo aquí ni pincho ni corto my opinion doesn't count for anything around here, I don't have any say in what goes on here

B

1 ( fam) (poner una inyección) to give … a shot ( colloq), to give … a jab ( BrE colloq)

2 ( fam) (provocar) to needle ( colloq), to goad, to wind … up ( BrE colloq)

3 ( fam) (incitar, azuzar) to egg … on

C ‹teléfono› to tap, bug

D ( Inf) to click on

E ( Esp fam) ‹discos› to play

F ( Chi fam) (conseguir) to get ( by luck)

■ pinchar

vi

A

(herir): cuidado con esa planta, que pincha careful with that plant, it's prickly

necesitas afeitarte, ya pinchas you need a shave, you're bristly

B ( Auto) to get a flat tire*, get a flat, get a puncture

C ( Inf) to click

pinchar EN or SOBRE algo to click ON sth

pinchar con el botón derecho (del ratón) en algo to right-click sth

D ( period) (perder) to be/get beaten

E

( Chi fam) (con el sexo opuesto): pincha con el profesor de inglés the English teacher has the hots for her ( colloq)

F ( Esp fam) (en póker) to ante up ( colloq), to put in (one's stake money)

■ pincharse

v pron

A «persona»

1 ( refl) (accidentalmente) to prick oneself

me pinché el dedo I pricked my finger

2 ( refl) ( fam) (inyectarse) to shoot up (sl), to jack up (sl)

B «rueda/neumático» to puncture; «globo/balón» to burst

tienes una rueda pinchada you've got a puncture, you have a flat o a flat tire

se me pinchó un neumático I got a flat tire o a flat o a puncture

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pinchar ( conjugate pinchar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹globo/balón› to burst;

‹ rueda› to puncture
b) (con alfiler, espina) to prick

c) ( para recoger) to spear

2 (fam) ( poner una inyección) to give … a shot (colloq)
3 ‹ teléfono› to tap, bug
4 (Inf) to click on
5 (Esp fam) ‹ discos› to play
verbo intransitivo
1 [ planta] to be prickly
2 (Auto) to get a flat (tire^{( conjugate tire)}), get a puncture
3 (Chi fam) ( con el sexo opuesto) See Also→ ligar verbo intransitivo
pincharse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) [ persona] ( accidentalmente) to prick oneself;
( inyectarse) (fam) to shoot up (sl), to jack up (sl)
2 [ rueda] to puncture;
[globo/balón] to burst;
◊ se me pinchó un neumático I got a flat (tire^{( conjugate tire)}) o a puncture

pinchar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con algo punzante) to prick
2 (un balón, globo, etc) to burst
3 (una rueda) to puncture
4 Med to give an injection [to]
5 (un teléfono, etc) to bug, tap
6 (discos) to play
7 (provocar) to needle, egg sb on
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una planta, espina, etc) to prickle
2 Auto to get a flat tyre
♦ Locuciones: ni pinchar ni cortar, to cut no ice
' pinchar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hueso
English:
bug
- jab
- needle
- prick
- prickle
- prod
- puncture
- tap
- spike

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pinchar

♦ vt

1. [punzar] to prick;
[rueda] to puncture; [globo, balón] to burst;
pincha la carne con el tenedor prick the meat with the fork

2. [penetrar] to pierce

3. [con chinchetas, alfileres]
pinchar algo en la pared to pin sth to the wall

4. [inyectar]
pinchar a alguien to give sb an injection o a jab

5. Fam [teléfono] to tap

6. Fam [irritar] to irritate, Br to wind up;

deja de pinchar a tu hermana stop annoying your sister, Br stop winding your sister up

7. Fam [incitar]
pinchar a alguien para que haga algo to prod sb into doing sth

8. Esp Fam [discos] to play;

pinchaba discos en un bar he DJ'ed in a bar

♦ vi

1. [vehículo] to get a puncture;

pinchó a cinco kilómetros de la meta he got a puncture o flat tyre five kilometres from the finish

2. [barba] to be prickly

3. Fam [fracasar] to be a flop;

el director australiano pinchó con su última película the Australian director's latest movie has been a flop;

la oposición pinchó en los barrios más acomodados the opposition came to grief in the better-off areas

4. Informát to click;

para acceder a la página, pinche aquí click here to go to the page

5. Esp Fam [disc jockey] to DJ

6. Comp
Fam
ella ni pincha ni corta her opinion doesn't count for anything;

a mí no me preguntes, que en esto ni pincho ni corto don't ask me, I don't have any say in the matter;
Fam
pinchar en hueso to go wide of the mark, to misfire

♦ See also the pronominal verb pincharse

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pinchar

I v/t

1 ( agujerear) prick;

pincharle a alguien MED give s.o. a shot

2 AUTO puncture

3 TELEC tap

4 fam ( molestar) bug fam, needle fam

II v/i

1 ( agujerear) prick

2 AUTO get a flat tire, Br

get a puncture

3

:

no pinchar ni cortar fam not count for anything

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pinchar vt

1) picar: to puncture (a tire)

2) : to prick, to stick

3) : to goad, to tease, to needle

pinchar vi

1) : to be prickly

2) : to get a flat tire

3) fam : to get beaten, to lose out

♦ See also the reflexive verb pincharse

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pinchar vb

1. (clavar) to prick

pincha las salchichas antes de asarlas prick the sausages before you cook them

ten cuidado y no te pinches be careful not to prick yourself

2. (reventar) to burst [pt. & pp. burst]

pinchó el globo con un alfiler he burst the balloon with a pin

se nos pinchó una rueda one of our tyres burst

3. (poner una inyección a) to give an injection [pt. gave; pp. given]

me ha pinchado la enfermera the nurse gave me an injection

4. (sufrir un pinchazo) to get a puncture

poco después de salir, pinchamos we got a puncture just after we left

Spanish-English dictionary > pinchar
2 inyección

f.

1 injection, shot.

2 injection, input.

3 hypodermic syringe, hypodermic needle.

4 injection, shot, jab, jag.

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inyección

► nombre femenino

1 injection

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FRASEOLOGÍA

poner una inyección to give an injection

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noun f.

injection, shot

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SF

1) (Med) (=acción, sustancia) injection

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

ha venido a ponerme una inyección — he's come to give me an injection

se pone una inyección diaria — she gives herself an injection every day

inyección intramuscular — intramuscular injection

inyección intravenosa — intravenous injection

inyección letal — lethal injection

inyección subcutánea — subcutaneous injection

2) [de dinero, fondos] injection

una inyección financiera de 300 millones de euros — a cash injection of 300 million euros

3) [de optimismo, energía] injection

una inyección de moral para el equipo — a shot in the arm for the team

4) (Mec) injection

motor de inyección — fuel injection engine

impresión por inyección de burbujas — bubble-jet printing

inyección electrónica — electronic fuel injection

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femenino

a) (Med) ( acción) injection; ( dosis) injection, shot (colloq)

le puso una inyección — she gave him an injection

inyección intravenosa/intramuscular — intravenous/intramuscular injection

b) (de energía, entusiasmo, capital) injection

una inyección financiera — an injection of funds

c) (Auto, Tec) injection

alimentación por inyección — fuel injection

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= infusion, injection.

Ex. The infusion of computers and data bases into the law office and the tremendous increase in published legal materials have given rise to the need for the law librarian.

Ex. The author reports the case of 15 transsexuals regarding their devastating long-term outcomes after the injection of up to 8 liters of silicone or mineral oil to feminize their bodies.

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* bomba de inyección = fuel injection pump.

* inyección de carburante = fuel injection.

* inyección de combustible = fuel injection.

* inyección de dinero = cash injection, injection of money.

* inyección de fondos = injection of funds.

* inyección de moral = shot in the arm.

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femenino

a) (Med) ( acción) injection; ( dosis) injection, shot (colloq)

le puso una inyección — she gave him an injection

inyección intravenosa/intramuscular — intravenous/intramuscular injection

b) (de energía, entusiasmo, capital) injection

una inyección financiera — an injection of funds

c) (Auto, Tec) injection

alimentación por inyección — fuel injection

* * *

= infusion, injection.

Ex: The infusion of computers and data bases into the law office and the tremendous increase in published legal materials have given rise to the need for the law librarian.

Ex: The author reports the case of 15 transsexuals regarding their devastating long-term outcomes after the injection of up to 8 liters of silicone or mineral oil to feminize their bodies.

* bomba de inyección = fuel injection pump.

* inyección de carburante = fuel injection.

* inyección de combustible = fuel injection.

* inyección de dinero = cash injection, injection of money.

* inyección de fondos = injection of funds.

* inyección de moral = shot in the arm.

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inyección

feminine

1 ( Med) (acción) injection; (dosis) injection, shot ( colloq)

le puso una inyección de insulina she gave him an insulin injection o a shot of insulin

inyección intravenosa/intramuscular intravenous/intramuscular injection

2 (de energía, entusiasmo) injection; (de capital, recursos) injection

su mensaje supuso una inyección de optimismo para todos her message was a shot in the arm for everyone ( colloq)

la empresa necesitaba una inyección financiera the company needed an injection of funds

3 ( Auto, Tec) injection

alimentación por inyección fuel injection

Compuesto:

inyección electrónica

electronic fuel injection

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inyección sustantivo femenino (Med) injection;
( dosis) injection, shot (colloq);
◊ le puso una inyección she gave him an injection

inyección sustantivo femenino injection: tuvieron que ponerle una inyección, they had to give him an injection, bomba de inyección, injection pump

' inyección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
intramuscular
- doler
- nalga
- pinchar
- pinchazo
- piquete
- poner
English:
fuel injection
- injection
- ink-jet printer
- jab
- shot
- numb

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inyección nf

1. [con jeringa] injection;

poner o RP [m5] dar una inyección a alguien to give sb an injection;

me tengo que poner la inyección de insulina I have to give myself my insulin injection

Comp
inyección intramuscular intramuscular injection;
inyección intravenosa intravenous injection;

inyección subcutánea subcutaneous injection

2. Tec & Aut injection;

motor de inyección fuel-injection o fuel-injected engine

Comp
inyección electrónica electronic fuel injection;
inyección de plástico injection moulding;

la inyección de tinta inkjet technology;

una impresora de inyección de tinta an inkjet printer

3. [de dinero] injection;

una inyección de capital extranjero an injection of foreign capital;

una inyección de 300 millones de dólares an injection of 300 million dollars

4. [de humor, vitalidad] injection;

sus palabras fueron una inyección de moral para las tropas his words were a morale boost for the troops;

el gol supuso una inyección de ánimo para el equipo the goal gave the team new heart

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inyección

f MED, AUTO injection;

motor de inyección fuel-injected engine

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inyección nf, pl - ciones : injection, shot

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inyección n injection

poner una inyección a alguien to give somebody an injection [pt. gave; pp. given]

Spanish-English dictionary > inyección
3 inyección

inyección sustantivo femenino (Med) injection; ( dosis) injection, shot (colloq);
◊ le puso una inyección she gave him an injection

inyección sustantivo femenino injection: tuvieron que ponerle una inyección, they had to give him an injection, bomba de inyección, injection pump ' inyección' also found in these entries: Spanish: intramuscular - doler - nalga - pinchar - pinchazo - piquete - poner English: fuel injection - injection - ink-jet printer - jab - shot - numb

English-spanish dictionary > inyección
4 coup

coup [ku]

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► Lorsque coup est suivi d'un complément de nom désignant une partie du corps ou un instrument, par exemple coup de pied, coup de téléphone, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━masculine noun

   a. ( = heurt, choc) blow

• il a pris un coup sur la tête ( = il s'est cogné) he banged his head ; ( = on l'a frappé) he was hit on the head

• la voiture a reçu un coup the car has had a bump

• donner des coups dans la porte to bang on the door

• en prendre un sacré coup (inf) [carrosserie] to have a nasty bang ; [personne, confiance, moral] to take a (real) knock

• ça lui a fichu un coup (inf) it's given him a shock

• coup dur hard blow

• il m'a donné un coup he hit me

• en venir aux coups to come to blows

• coups et blessures assault and battery

   b. (Sport, Jeux) (Cricket, golf, tennis) stroke ; (Boxing) punch ; (Shooting) shot ; (Chess) move ; (aux dés) throw

• coup droit (Tennis) drive

• faire un coup droit to do a forehand drive

• coup bas blow below the belt

• c'était un coup bas it was below the belt

• coup franc (Football, rugby) free kick ; (Basketball) free-throw shot

• tous les coups sont permis no holds barred

   c. [d'arme à feu] shot

• il jouait avec le fusil quand le coup est parti he was playing with the rifle when it went off

   d. ( = habileté) avoir le coup to have the knack

• attraper or prendre le coup to get the knack

   e. ( = bruit) knock

• sonner 3 coups to ring 3 times

• les douze coups de minuit the twelve strokes of midnight

• sur le coup de minuit (inf) on the stroke of midnight

   f. ( = événement) coup du sort blow dealt by fate

• coup de chance or de bol (inf) stroke of luck

   g. ( = action) [de cambrioleurs] job (inf)

• il est sur un coup (inf) he's up to something

• elle voulait cette maison, mais ils étaient plusieurs sur le coup (inf) she wanted that house but there were several people after it (inf)

• c'est un coup à tenter it's worth a go (inf)

• il a raté son coup he blew it (inf)

• c'est un coup à se tuer ! (inf) you could get yourself killed doing that!

• c'est encore un coup de 1 000 € (inf) that'll be another 1,000 euros to fork out (inf)

• coup monté set-up (inf)

• tu ne vas pas nous faire le coup d'être malade you're not going to go and be ill on us (inf)

• il nous fait le coup chaque fois he always does that

• faire un coup en vache à qn (inf) to pull a dirty trick on sb (inf)

   h. ( = fois) (inf) time

• à tous les coups every time

• du même coup at the same time

• pleurer un bon coup to have a good cry

   i. ( = boisson) (inf) aller boire un coup to go and have something to drink ; (au café) to go for a drink

• j'ai bu un coup de rouge I had a glass of red wine

• il a bu un coup de trop he's had one too many (inf)

   j. ( = partenaire sexuel) (vulg!) être un bon coup to be a good lay (vulg!)

   k. (locutions) en mettre un coup (inf) to pull out all the stops (inf)

► à coup(s) de

• le théâtre ne fonctionne qu'à coups de subventions ( = au moyen de) the theatre can only function thanks to subsidies► à coup sûr definitely

► après coup afterwards

► au coup par coup [agir] on an ad hoc basis ; [embaucher, acheter] as and when the need arises

► dans le coup

• être dans le coup (impliqué) to be in on it (inf) ; (au courant) to know all about it ; (à la page) to be with it (inf)

• mettre qn dans le coup to get sb involved► du coup as a result

► d'un seul coup ( = soudain) all at once ; ( = en une seule fois) in one go

► du premier coup [reconnaître, voir] straight away

• il a eu son permis de conduire du premier coup he passed his driving test first time► pour le coup

• là, pour le coup, il m'a étonné he really surprised me there► sous le coup de

• être sous le coup d'une forte émotion to be in a highly emotional state

• il l'a fait sous le coup de la colère he did it in a fit of anger

• être sous le coup d'une condamnation to have a current conviction

• tomber sous le coup de la loi to be a statutory offence► coup sur coup in quick succession

• deux victoires coup sur coup two successive wins► sur le coup ( = instantanément) outright

• mourir sur le coup to be killed outright

• sur le coup je n'ai pas compris at the time I didn't understand► tout à coup all of a sudden

► tout d'un coup all of a sudden

► valoir le coup

• ça vaut le coup it's worth it

• c'est un film qui vaut le coup the film is worth seeing

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Note: Les expressions comme coup de barre, coup de maître, coup de téléphone etc seront normalement dans le dictionnaire sous le deuxième élément donc respectivement sous barre, maître, téléphone etc

nom masculin

1) ( choc physique) ( neutre) knock; ( brutal) blow, whack (colloq); (dur, par accident) bang; ( qui entaille) stroke; ( d'un mouvement tranchant) chop; ( du plat de la main) smack; ( sec et rapide) rap; ( léger et direct) tap; ( léger et fouettant) flick; ( de la pointe) poke, prod, jab

coup à la porte — knock at the door

coup de marteau — hammer blow

d'un coup de hache — [couper, tuer] with a single blow from an axe GB ou ax US

à coups de hache — [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US

casser la porte à (grands) coups de marteau — to break down the door with a hammer

à coups de subventions — by means of subsidies

fièvre combattue à coups d'antibiotiques — fever controlled with antibiotics

sous le coup d'un embargo — under an embargo

donner un coup de quelque chose à quelqu'un — gén to hit ou strike somebody with something

donner un coup de poing/pied/couteau à quelqu'un — to punch/kick/stab somebody

prendre un coup — [personne, voiture] to get a knock

en avoir pris un coup — (colloq) fig ( être très abîmé) to have taken (quite) a punishing

rendre coup pour coup — lit to fight back; fig to give tit for tat

en venir aux coups — to come to blows ( pour over)

les trois coups — Théâtre three knocks signalling [BrE] that the curtain is about to rise

2) ( choc moral) gén blow; ( plus modéré) knock

porter un coup (sévère) à — to deal [somebody/something] a (severe) blow [personne, organisation]

en cas de coup dur — ( accident) should anything really bad happen; ( difficulté) if things get rough

ça m'a donné un (sacré) coup — (colloq) it gave me an awful shock

sous le coup de la colère — in (a fit of) anger

sous le coup de la fatigue/peur — out of tiredness/fear

être sous le coup d'une forte émotion — to be in a highly emotional state

tomber sous le coup d'une condamnation — to be liable to conviction

3) ( bruit) gén knock; ( retentissant) bang; ( sourd) thump, thud

au douzième coup de minuit — on the last stroke of midnight

sur le coup de dix heures — (colloq) around ten

coup de gong — stroke of a gong

coup de sifflet — whistle blast

4) ( mouvement rapide)

se donner un (petit) coup de brosse/peigne — to give one's hair a (quick) brush/comb GB, to brush/comb one's hair (quickly)

donner un coup sur la table — to dust the table

les volets ont besoin d'un coup de peinture — the shutters need a lick of paint

d'un coup d'aile — with a flap of its wings

5) Jeux, Sport (au tennis, golf, cricket) gén stroke; ( qu'on juge) shot; (aux échecs, dames) move; ( aux dés) throw; ( à la boxe) blow, punch; ( au karaté) ( du poing) punch; ( du tranchant) chop; ( du pied) kick

tous les coups sont permis — lit, fig no holds barred

coup défendu — Jeux, Sport foul

6) ( d'arme à feu) (décharge, détonation) shot; ( munition) round

blesser quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot and wound somebody

tuer quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot somebody dead

7) (colloq) ( action organisée) ( opération illégale) job (colloq), racket (colloq); ( vilain tour) trick (colloq); ( manœuvre) move

monter un coup — to plan a job (colloq)

coup monté! — set-up! (colloq)

mettre quelqu'un dans le coup — to cut somebody in on the deal (colloq)

être sur un gros coup — to be onto something big (colloq)

il a raté son coup — (colloq) he blew it (colloq)

réussir son coup — to pull it off

être dans le coup — ( impliqué) to be in on it; ( au courant) to be up to date, to know what's going on

tu n'es plus dans le coup! — fig you're behind the times!

être/rester hors du coup — ( non impliqué) to have/to keep one's nose clean (colloq)

8) (fois, moment)

essayer encore un coup — to have another shot

du premier coup — ( immédiatement) straight off; ( à la première tentative) at the first attempt

(encore) un coup pour rien — no go again (colloq)

à chaque coup, à tout coup, à tous les coups — every time

ce coup-ci/-là — this/that time

du coup — (colloq) as a result

du même coup — (colloq) by the same token

pour le coup — (colloq) this time

après coup — afterwards, in restropect

au coup par coup — as things come

coup sur coup — in succession

tout d'un coup, tout à coup — suddenly, all of a sudden

d'un coup, d'un seul coup — just like that

en un seul coup — in one go (colloq)

sur le coup — ( à ce moment-là) at the time; ( immédiatement) instantly, on the spot

pleure un bon coup — have a good cry

respire un grand coup — take a deep breath

boire à petits coups — to sip

boire à grands coups — to swig

9) (colloq) ( boisson) drink

je te paye un coup (à boire) — I'll buy you a drink

donne-moi encore un petit coup de gin — give me another shot (colloq) of gin

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Phrasal Verbs:

- coup bas

- coups et blessures

- coup droit

- coup fourré

- coup franc

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tenir le coup — ( résister à l'épreuve) [personne] to make it (colloq); [véhicule, chaussures] to last out; [lien, réparation] to hold; ( ne pas abandonner) [personne] to hold on; [armée] to hold out; ( faire face) to cope

j'ai vu venir le coup — I could see it coming

faire coup double — to kill two birds with one stone

en mettre un coup — (colloq) to give it all one's got (colloq)

être aux cent coups — (colloq) to be worried sick (colloq), to be in a state (colloq)

faire les quatre cents coups — (colloq) to be up to no good

attraper le coup pour faire quelque chose — (colloq) to get the knack of doing something; pierre

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ku nm
1) (donné par qn ou qch) blow

porter un rude coup à qch — to deal a severe blow to sth

porter un coup fatal à qch fig — to deal a death blow to sth

donner un coup de couteau à qn — to stab sb

recevoir un coup de couteau — to be stabbed

donner un coup de coude à qn — to nudge sb

un coup de poignard dans le dos fig — a stab in the back

à coups de hache — with an axe

à coups de marteau — with a hammer

2) [fusil, pistolet, revolver] shot

un coup de fusil — a rifle shot

tuer qn à coups de fusil — to shoot sb dead (with a rifle)

tué à coups de fusil — shot dead (with a rifle)

tuer qn à coups de revolver — to shoot sb dead (with a handgun)

blessé à coups de revolver — shot and wounded (with a handgun)

3) (= bruit) [horloge]

sur le coup de minuit — on the stroke of midnight

sur le coup de midi — at the stroke of noon

sur le coup de huit heures — at the stroke of eight o'clock

coup de sonnette — ring of the bell

4) (affectif) blow, shock

Ça m'a fait un coup de le voir comme ça! — It gave me a shock to see him like that!

5) (= mouvement) stroke

coup de crayon — pencil line

coup de pinceau — brushstroke

donner un coup de balai — to sweep up, to give the floor a sweep

donner un coup de chiffon — to dust, to do some dusting

6) (= accès) wave

un coup de fatigue — a wave of tiredness

7) (action ponctuelle)

un coup de génie — a stroke of genius

un coup médiatique — a media stunt

réussir son coup — to pull it off *

8) TENNIS shot

9) FOOTBALL kick

See:

coup de pied de coin,

coup franc,

coups de pied arrêtés

10) BOXE punch, blow

11) (= fois) time

du premier coup — first time, at the first attempt

Il a été reçu au permis du premier coup. — He passed his driving test first time.

du même coup — at the same time

à tous les coups — every time

Je me trompe de rue à tous les coups. — I get the street wrong every time.

d'un seul coup (= subitement) — suddenly, (= à la fois) at one go

12) ÉCHECS move

13) (autres locutions)

avoir le coup — to have the knack

être dans le coup (= à la page) — to be with it

être sur un coup — to be on to something

boire un coup — to have a drink

du coup — as a result

à coup sûr — definitely, without fail

après coup — afterwards

Après coup j'ai regretté de m'être mis en colère. — Afterwards I was sorry I'd lost my temper.

coup sur coup — in quick succession

sur le coup; Il est mort sur le coup. — He died instantly.

Sur le coup je ne l'ai pas reconnu. — I didn't recognize him at first.

sous le coup de; agir sous le coup de la colère — to do sth out of anger

tomber sous le coup de la loi — to constitute a statutory offence

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coup nm Les expressions comme coup de barre, coup de maître, coup de téléphone etc seront normalement dans le dictionnaire sous le deuxième élément, donc respectivement sous barre, maître, téléphone etc.

1 ( choc physique) ( neutre) knock; ( brutal) blow, whack○; (dur, par accident) bang; ( qui entaille) stroke; ( d'un mouvement tranchant) chop; ( du plat de la main) smack; ( sec et rapide) rap; ( léger et direct) tap; ( léger et fouettant) flick; ( de la pointe) poke, prod, jab; coup sur la tête knock ou blow ou bang on the head; coup à la porte knock at the door; coup de marteau hammer blow; d'un coup de hache [couper, tuer] with a single blow from an axe GB ou ax US; à coups de hache/machette [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US/a machete; frapper qn à coups de gourdin to club sb, to beat sb with a club; assommer qn à coups de gourdin to knock sb senseless with a club; tuer qn à coups de gourdin to club sb to death; casser qch à coups de gourdin to take a club to sth; casser la porte à (grands) coups de marteau to break down the door with a hammer; à coups de dollars by forking out dollars; à coups de subventions by means of subsidies; fièvre combattue à coups d'antibiotiques fever controlled with antibiotics; disperser des manifestants à coups de gaz lacrymogène to disperse demonstrators by using ou with teargas; sous le coup d'un embargo under an embargo; céder sous les coups de l'ennemi to cave in under enemy pressure; donner or porter un coup à qn/qch gén to hit sb/sth; donner un coup de qch à qn gén to hit ou strike sb with sth; donner un coup de poing/pied/coude/dents/couteau à qn to punch/kick/nudge/bite/stab sb; recevoir un coup [personne] to get hit; recevoir un coup de qch gén to get hit with sth; recevoir un coup de poing/pied/coude/couteau to be punched/kicked/nudged/stabbed; prendre un coup [personne, appareil, voiture] to get a knock; en avoir pris un coup○ ( être très abîmé) to have taken (quite) a punishing; rendre un coup to hit back; rendre coup pour coup lit to fight back; fig to give tit for tat; en venir aux coups to come to blows (pour over); frapper trois coups à la porte to knock on the door three times, to give three knocks on the door; les trois coups Théât three knocks signalling^GB that the curtain is about to rise;

2 ( choc moral) gén blow; ( plus modéré) knock; porter un coup (sévère) à to deal [sb/sth] a (severe) blow [personne, organisation, théorie]; être un coup terrible to be a terrible ou real blow (pour to); sa fierté en a pris un coup it was a blow to his/her pride; ce fut un coup dur pour eux/pour l'économie it was a great blow for ou to them/for ou to the economy; porter un coup très dur à qn to deal sb a major blow; en cas de coup dur ( accident) should anything really bad happen; ( difficulté) if things get rough; ça m'a donné un (sacré) coup○ it gave me an awful shock; sous le coup de la colère in (a fit of) anger; sous le coup de la fatigue/peur out of tiredness/fear; être sous le coup d'une forte émotion to be in a highly emotional state; tomber sous le coup d'une condamnation to be liable to conviction; être sous le coup d'une condamnation to have a conviction; être sous le coup d'une procédure d'extradition to be facing extradition proceedings; ⇒ mauvais;

3 ( bruit) gén knock; ( retentissant) bang; ( sourd) thump, thud; j'ai entendu un coup à la porte I heard a knock at the door; au douzième coup de minuit on the last stroke of midnight; sur le coup de dix heures○ around ten; coup de gong stroke of a gong; coup de sifflet whistle blast; donner un coup de gong to strike the gong; donner un coup de sifflet to blow one's whistle;

4 ( mouvement rapide) coup de brosse/peigne brush/comb; se donner un (petit) coup de brosse/peigne to give one's hair a (quick) brush/comb GB, to brush/comb one's hair (quickly); donner un (petit) coup d'aspirateur à une pièce to give a room a (quick) hoover® GB, to vacuum a room (quickly); donner un coup sur la table to dust the table; les volets ont besoin d'un coup de peinture the shutters need a lick of paint; d'un coup d'aile with a flap of its wings;

5 Jeux, Sport (au tennis, golf, cricket) gén stroke; ( dont on juge) shot; (aux échecs, dames) move; ( aux dés) throw; ( à la boxe) blow, punch; ( au karaté) ( du poing) punch; ( du tranchant) chop; ( du pied) kick; tous les coups sont permis lit, fig no holds barred; coup défendu Jeux, Sport foul;

6 ( d'arme à feu) (décharge, détonation) shot; ( munition) round; chasser qn à coups de fusil to scare sb off with gunshots; blesser qn d'un coup de fusil or pistolet to shoot and wound sb; tuer qn d'un coup de fusil or pistolet to shoot sb dead;

7 ○( action organisée) ( opération illégale) job○, racket○; ( vilain tour) trick○; ( manœuvre) move; monter un coup to plan a job○, to set up a racket○; c'est encore un coup des enfants! the children have been up to their tricks again!; c'était un beau coup de vendre tes actions it was a good ou shrewd move to sell your shares; monter un coup contre qn gén to set sb up; ( en vue d'une fausse accusation) to frame sb; c'est un coup monté! it's a set-up○!; monter le coup à qn to pull a fast one on sb○; expliquer le coup à qn to put sb in the picture; mettre qn dans le coup to bring sb in on the job○, to cut sb in on the racket○ ou deal; ils m'ont mis sur or dans le coup they've let me in on it ou on the racket○ ou on the deal○; se mettre dans le coup to get in on the action○; mettre qn sur un coup to put sb in on a job○, to put sb onto a racket○; être sur un gros coup to be onto something big○; préparer un sale or mauvais coup to be up to mischief; manquer or rater○ or foirer◑ son coup to blow it○, not to pull it off; il a raté son coup○ he blew it○; réussir son coup to pull it off; être dans le coup ( impliqué) to be in on it ou on the racket○ ou on the deal○; ( au courant) to be up to date, to know what's going on, to know what's what○; tu n'es plus dans le coup! fig you're behind the times!; être/rester hors du coup ( non impliqué) to have/to keep one's nose clean○; être sur le coup ( opération d'envergure) to be in on it ou on the job○; qui a fait le coup? gén who did it?; ( opération minutieuse) whose work is it, who did the job?; elle m'a fait le coup de la veuve éplorée she did the weeping widow act with me; ce n'est pas la première fois qu'il me fait le coup it's not the first time he's done that to me;

8 (fois, moment) essayer un coup/encore un coup to have a shot/another shot; du premier coup ( immédiatement) straight off; ( à la première tentative) at the first attempt; au deuxième/troisième coup at the second/third attempt; (encore) un coup pour rien no go again○; à chaque coup, à tout coup, à tous les coups every time; ce coup-ci/-là this/that time; du coup○ as a result; du même coup○ by the same token; pour le coup○ this time; après coup afterwards, in restropect; au coup par coup as things come; coup sur coup in succession; tout d'un coup, tout à coup suddenly, all of a sudden; d'un coup, d'un seul coup just like that; d'un seul coup d'un seul○ in one fell swoop; en un seul coup in one go○; sur le coup ( à ce moment-là) at the time; [mourir, tuer] instantly, on the spot; rigoler un bon coup to have a good laugh; pleure un bon coup have a good cry; mouche-toi un bon coup give your nose a good blow; respire un grand coup take a deep breath; boire à petits coups to sip; boire à grands coups to swig;

9 ○( boisson) drink; viens, je te paye un coup (à boire) come on, I'll buy you a drink; un coup de rouge/blanc a glass of red/white wine; donne-moi encore un petit coup de gin give me another shot○ of gin;

10 ●( partenaire sexuel) un bon or beau coup a good fuck● ou lay●.

Composés

coup bas ( en boxe) blow ou punch below the belt; fig blow below the belt; c'était un coup bas fig that was below the belt; coups et blessures Jur assault and battery; coups et blessures volontaires malicious wounding ¢; coup droit ( au tennis) (forehand) drive; faire un coup droit ( au tennis) to drive; coup fourré dirty trick; coup franc ( au football) free kick.

Idiomes

tenir le coup ( résister à l'épreuve) [personne] to make it○; [véhicule, appareil, chaussures] to last out; [lien, réparation] to hold; ( ne pas abandonner) [personne] to hold on; [forces, armée] to hold out; ( faire face) to cope; j'ai vu venir le coup I could see it coming; faire coup double to kill two birds with one stone; compter les coups ( rester neutre) to stay ou stand on the sidelines; en mettre un coup○ to give it all one's got○; être aux cent coups○ to be worried sick○, to be in a state○; faire les quatre cents coups○ to be up to no good; les coups sont bons mais rares○! any chance of another drop of wine?; avoir/attraper le coup pour faire qch○ to have/to get the knack of doing sth; tirer un or son coup● to have a screw●.

[ku] nom masculin

A.[HEURT, DÉFLAGRATION]

1. [généralement] blow, knock

[avec le poing] punch, blow

[avec le pied] kick

un coup violent a hard knock

elle a failli mourir sous ses coups he thrashed her to within an inch of her life, he nearly battered her to death

frapper à coups redoublés to hit twice as hard

donner un petit coup à ou sur quelque chose to tap something lightly

donner un coup sec sur quelque chose to give something a (hard ou smart) tap

il frappait sur la porte à grands coups/à petits coups he banged on the door/he knocked gently at the door

donner un coup sur la table [avec le poing] to bang one's fist (down) on the table

en arriver ou en venir aux coups to come to blows

j'ai pris un coup sur la tête I got a knock ou a bang on the head

prendre des coups to get knocked about

recevoir un coup to get hit

rendre coup pour coup (sens propre & figuré) to hit back, to give as good as one gets

coups et blessures DROIT grievous bodily harm

porter un coup à quelqu'un (sens propre & figuré) to deal somebody a blow

les grandes surfaces ont porté un (rude) coup au petit commerce (figuré) small traders have been dealt a (severe) blow by large retail chains

le coup a porté (sens propre & figuré) the blow struck home

2. [attaque, choc] blow, shock

ça m'a fait un coup

a. [émotion] it gave me a shock

b. [déception] it was a blow

sale coup (pour la fanfare)! (familier) that's a bit of a blow ou downer!

en prendre un coup (familier) : trois échecs d'affilée, son moral en a pris un coup with three successive failures, her morale has taken a bit of a bashing

avec le krack boursier, l'économie en a pris un coup the economy has suffered a great deal from the crash

tenir le coup: j'ai trop de travail, je ne sais pas si je tiendrai le coup I've got too much work, I don't know if I'll be able to cope

3. [en boxe] punch, blow

coup bas

a. (sens propre) blow ou punch below the belt

b. (figuré) blow below the belt

c'est un coup bas that's below the belt

tous les coups sont permis (sens propre & figuré) (there are) no holds barred

compter les coups (sens propre & figuré) to keep score

4. ARMEMENT shot, blast

un coup de revolver a shot, a gunshot

le coup est parti

a. [revolver] the gun went off

b. [fusil] the rifle went off

tirer un coup de canon to fire ou to blast a cannon

(revolver à) six coups six-shot gun

faire coup double

a. CHASSE to do a right and left

b. (figuré) to kill two birds with one stone

5. [bruit - généralement] knock ; [ - sec] rap

[craquement] snap

des coups au carreau knocking ou knocks on the window

un coup de gong a bang on a gong

[heure sonnée] stroke

6. (vulgaire) [éjaculation]

tirer un ou son coup to shoot one's load (vulgaire)

B.[GESTE, ACTION]

1. [mouvement d'une partie du corps]

un coup de corne a butt

un coup de langue a lick

elle nettoyait ses chatons à (grands) coups de langue she was licking the kittens clean

un coup de bec

a. (sens propre) a peck

b. (figuré) cutting remark

un coup de dent

a. (sens propre) a bite

b. (figuré) cutting remark

coup de griffe ou patte

a. (sens propre) swipe of the paw

b. (figuré) cutting remark

2. [emploi d'un instrument]

donner un (petit) coup de brosse/chiffon à quelque chose to give something a (quick) brush/wipe

je vais me donner un coup de peigne I'll just comb my hair ou give my hair a (quick) comb

je viens pour un coup de peigne [chez le coiffeur] I just want a quick comb through

passe un coup d'aspirateur au salon give the living room a quick vacuum

passe un coup d'éponge sur la table give the table a wipe (with the sponge)

un coup de marteau a blow with a hammer

il s'est donné un coup de marteau sur le doigt he hit his finger with a hammer

en deux coups de rame nous pouvons traverser la rivière we can cross the river in a couple of strokes

passe un coup dans la salle de bains (familier) give the bathroom a going-over

en donner ou ficher (familier) ou mettre (familier) un coup to get down to business

il a fallu qu'ils en mettent un sacré coup they really had to pull out the stops

3. [au golf, au billard] stroke

TENNIS shot, stroke

coup droit (forehand) drive

4. (familier) [savoir-faire] knack

ah, tu as le coup pour mettre la pagaille! you really have a gift ou a knack for creating havoc, don't you!

une fois que tu auras pris le coup, ça ira tout seul! you'll find it's very easy once you get used to it ou once you've got the knack!

5. MÉTÉOROLOGIE

coup de chaleur heatwave

coup de mer heavy swell

coup de vent gust of wind

6. [effet soudain] wave

j'ai un coup de cafard I feel down all of a sudden

j'ai eu un coup de fatigue I suddenly felt tired, a wave of tiredness came over me

il a eu un coup de folie et a acheté une Rolls he went mad and bought himself a Rolls-Royce

avoir un coup de chaleur to feel the beginnings of sunstroke

7. (familier) [boisson] drink

j'ai le hoquet — bois un coup I've got (the) hiccups — drink something ou have a drink

tu me sers un coup (à boire)? could you pour me a drink?

boire un coup de trop to have one too many

un coup de rouge a glass of red wine

8. [lancer] throw

elle a renversé toutes les boîtes de conserve en un seul coup she knocked down all the cans in one throw

[aux dés] throw (of the dice)

[action, JEUX] move

CARTES go

c'est un coup pour rien

a. [essai] it's a trial run

b. [échec] it's a failure

C.[ACTE OU SITUATION EXCEPTIONNELS]

1. (familier) [mauvais tour] trick

il prépare un coup he's up to something

(faire) un mauvais ou sale coup (à quelqu'un) (to play) a dirty trick (on somebody)

je parie que c'est un coup de Julie! I bet Julie's behind this!

coup en traître stab in the back

monter un coup contre quelqu'un to set somebody up, to frame somebody

il nous a encore fait le coup he's pulled the same (old) trick on us again

faire le coup de... à quelqu'un: il a essayé de me faire le coup de la panne he tried to pull the old running-out-of-petrol trick on me

ne me fais pas le coup de ne pas venir! now don't stand me up, will you!

coup monté put-up job, frame-up

faire un coup en douce: il fait toujours ses coups en douce he's always going behind people's backs

2. (très familier & argot milieu) [vol, escroquerie] job

3. (familier) [affaire]

je suis sur un coup I'm onto something

je veux l'acheter mais on est plusieurs sur le coup I want to buy it but there are several people interested

expliquer le coup à quelqu'un to explain the situation ou set-up to somebody

être dans tous les coups to have a finger in every pie

rattraper le coup to sort things out

il a manqué ou raté son coup he didn't pull it off

elle a réussi son coup she pulled it off

c'est un coup à avoir un accident, ça! that's the sort of thing that causes accidents!

combien crois-tu que ça va coûter? — oh, c'est un coup de 3 000 euros how much do you think it will cost? — oh, about 3,000 euros

[personne - sexuellement] (vulgaire)

c'est un bon coup he/she's a good lay (très familier)

4. [action remarquable, risquée] coup

faire un beau ou joli coup to pull a (real) coup

quand il s'agit d'un gros coup, elle met la main à la pâte when it's something really important, she lends a hand

tenter le coup to have a go, to give it a try

c'est un coup à faire ou tenter it's worth trying ou a try

5. [circonstance marquante]

marquer le coup to mark the occasion

un coup de chance ou de pot (familier) ou de bol (familier) a stroke of luck, a lucky break

D.[FOIS] time, go

du premier coup first time, at the first attempt

au prochain coup, tu vas y arriver you'll do it next time ou at your next go

essaie encore un coup have another go

ce coup-ci, on s'en va this time, we're off

pour un coup (familier) just for (this) once

un bon coup (familier) : c'est ça, pleure un bon coup that's it, have a good cry

vous devriez vous expliquer un bon coup! you should have it out once and for all!

un grand coup (familier) [en se mouchant, sur des bougies]: souffle un grand coup! blow hard!

respire un grand coup take a deep breath

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à coups de locution prépositionnelle

démoli à coups de marteau smashed to pieces with a hammer

la productivité a été augmentée à coups de primes spéciales productivity was increased through ou by dint of special bonuses

à coup sûr locution adverbiale

undoubtedly, certainly, for sure

elle ne s'engage qu'à coup sûr she only commits herself when she's certain of the outcome

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après coup locution adverbiale

afterwards, later on

son attitude, après coup, s'expliquait bien it was easy to explain her attitude afterwards ou in retrospect

à tous les coups locution adverbiale

(familier)

1. [chaque fois] every time

ça marche à tous les coups it never fails

2. [sans aucun doute]

à tous les coups, il a oublié he's bound to have forgotten

au coup par coup locution adverbiale

(familier) bit by bit

négocier au coup par coup to have piecemeal negotiations

coup sur coup locution adverbiale

one after the other, in quick succession

dans le coup (familier) locution adjectivale

elle est dans le coup

a. [complice] she's in on it ou involved in it

b. [au courant] she knows all about it

c. [à la page] she's hip ou with it

moi, je ne suis plus dans le coup

a. [dans l'affaire] count me out ou leave me out of it

b. [au courant] I'm a bit out of touch ou out of it

dans le coup (familier) locution adverbiale

mettre quelqu'un dans le coup to let somebody in on the act

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du coup locution adverbiale

so, as a result

elle ne pouvait pas venir, du coup j'ai reporté le dîner as she couldn't come, I put the dinner off, she couldn't come so I put the dinner off

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d'un (seul) coup locution adverbiale

1. [en une seule fois] in one (go), all at once

il a tout bu d'un coup he drank the whole lot in one go, he downed it in one

2. [soudainement] all of a sudden

j'ai eu envie de pleurer/de le gifler, ça m'a pris d'un coup (familier) I got a sudden urge to cry/to slap him

pour le coup locution adverbiale

pour le coup, je ne savais plus quoi faire at that point, I didn't know what to do next

j'ai aussi failli renverser le lait, c'est pour le coup qu'il aurait été en colère! (familier) I nearly spilt the milk as well, he really would have been furious then!

sous le coup de locution prépositionnelle

faire quelque chose sous le coup de la colère to do something in anger

sous le coup de la colère, on dit des choses qu'on regrette après you often say things in anger which you regret later

il est encore sous le coup de l'émotion he still hasn't got over the shock

tomber sous le coup de quelque chose to come within the scope of something

tomber sous le coup de la loi to be punishable by law

sur le coup locution adverbiale

1. [mourir] instantly

2. [à ce moment-là] straightaway, there and then

je n'ai pas compris sur le coup I didn't understand immediately ou straightaway

sur le coup de locution prépositionnelle

sur le coup de 6 h/de midi roundabout ou around 6 o'clock/midday

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coup d'aile nom masculin

tous les moineaux se sont envolés d'un coup d'aile all the sparrows took wing suddenly

Paris-Bruxelles en un coup d'aile (figuré) Paris-Brussels in one short hop

coup de balai nom masculin

donner un coup de balai to sweep up

je vais donner un coup de balai dans la cuisine I'm going to sweep (out) the kitchen

la cuisine a besoin d'un bon coup de balai the kitchen needs a good sweep

le comité aurait besoin d'un bon coup de balai (figuré) the committee could do with a shake-up

coup de barre nom masculin

(familier)

j'ai le coup de barre I feel tired all of a sudden

coup de chapeau nom masculin

praise

donner un coup de chapeau à quelqu'un to praise somebody

son livre mérite un coup de chapeau his book deserves some recognition

coup de cœur nom masculin

avoir un ou le coup de cœur pour quelque chose to fall in love with something, to be really taken with something

voici nos coups de cœur dans la collection de printemps here are our favourite spring outfits

(comme adjectif invariable)

des prix coup de cœur special offers

coup de coude nom masculin

donner un coup de coude à quelqu'un

a. [en signe] to nudge somebody

b. [agressivement] to dig one's elbow into somebody

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coup d'éclat nom masculin

feat

faire un coup d'éclat to pull off a coup

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coup d'État nom masculin

[putsch] coup (d'état)

coup de feu nom masculin

1. [tir] shot

tirer un coup de feu to fire a shot, to shoot

on a entendu des coups de feu we heard shots being fired ou gunshots

2. (figuré)

c'est le coup de feu there's a sudden rush on

coup de fil

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coup de filet nom masculin

[poissons] draught, haul

[suspects] haul

coup de foudre nom masculin

1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE flash of lightning

2. (figuré) love at first sight

ça a été le coup de foudre it was love at first sight

coup de fouet nom masculin

donner un coup de fouet à quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to lash ou to whip somebody

b. (figuré) to give somebody a boost

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coup fourré nom masculin

(figuré) low trick

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coup franc nom masculin

free kick

coup de fusil nom masculin

1. [acte] shot

[bruit] shot, gunshot

on entendait des coups de fusil you could hear shooting ou shots being fired

recevoir un coup de fusil to get shot

2. (figuré)

on y mange bien, mais après c'est le coup de fusil! it's a good restaurant, but the bill is a bit of a shock!

coup de grâce nom masculin

(sens propre & figuré) coup de grâce, deathblow

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coup du lapin nom masculin

[coup] rabbit punch

[dans un accident de voiture] whiplash (substantif non comptable)

coup de main nom masculin

1. [raid] smash-and-grab (attack)

MILITAIRE coup de main

2. [aide]

donner un coup de main à quelqu'un to give ou to lend somebody a hand

3. [savoir-faire]

avoir le coup de main to have the knack ou the touch

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coup d'œil nom masculin

1. [regard] look, glance

elle s'en rendit compte au premier coup d'œil she noticed straight away ou immediately ou at a glance

donner ou jeter un petit coup d'œil à to have a quick look ou glance at

d'un coup d'œil, il embrassa le tableau he took in the situation at a glance

avoir le coup d'œil to have a good eye

valoir le coup d'œil to be (well) worth seeing

2. [panorama] view

coup de pied nom masculin

[d'une personne, d'un cheval] kick

le coup de pied de l'âne (figuré) the parting shot

donner un coup de pied à quelqu'un/dans quelque chose to kick somebody/something

coup de poing nom masculin

punch

donner un coup de poing à quelqu'un to give somebody a punch, to punch somebody

faire le coup de poing to brawl, to fight

coup de poing adjectif invariable

‘opération coup de poing’ ‘prices slashed’

coup de poker nom masculin

(bit of a) gamble

on peut tenter la chose, mais c'est un coup de poker we can try it but it's a bit risky

coup de pompe nom masculin

(familier)

sudden feeling of exhaustion

j'ai un coup de pompe I suddenly feel completely shattered (UK) ou beat (US)

coup de pouce nom masculin

bit of help

donner un coup de pouce à quelqu'un to pull (a few) strings for somebody

donner un coup de pouce à quelque chose to give something a bit of a boost

coup de sang nom masculin

1. MÉDECINE stroke

2. (figuré) angry outburst

elle a eu un coup de sang she exploded (with rage)

coup de soleil nom masculin

sunburn (substantif non comptable)

prendre ou attraper un coup de soleil to get sunburnt

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coup du sort nom masculin

[favorable] stroke of luck

[défavorable] stroke of bad luck

coup de téléphone nom masculin

(phone) call

donner ou passer un coup de téléphone to make a call

donner ou passer un coup de téléphone à quelqu'un to phone ou to call ou to ring (UK) somebody

recevoir un coup de téléphone to receive ou to get a phone call

coup de tête nom masculin

1. [dans une bagarre] head butt

donner un coup de tête à quelqu'un to head-butt somebody

2. SPORT header

3. (figuré) (sudden) impulse

sur un coup de tête on (a sudden) impulse

coup de théâtre nom masculin

THÉÂTRE coup de théâtre, sudden twist in the action

(figuré) sudden turn of events

et alors, coup de théâtre, on lui demande de démissionner and then, out of the blue, he was asked to resign

coup de torchon nom masculin

(familier) [bagarre] fist-fight

[nettoyage] clear-out (UK), cleanup

coup de vent nom masculin

1. [rafale] gust (of wind)

2. (locution)

en coup de vent in a flash ou a whirl

entrer/partir en coup de vent to rush in/off

elle est passée par Lausanne en coup de vent she paid a flying visit to Lausanne

manger en coup de vent to grab something to eat

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > coup
5 golpe

m.

1 blow (impacto).

me di un golpe en la rodilla I banged my knee

tengo un golpe en el brazo I've banged my arm

el coche tiene un golpe en la puerta the car door has a dent in it

moler a alguien a golpes to beat somebody up

un golpe bajo (sport) a blow below the belt; a low blow (figurative)

golpe de castigo penalty (kick) (en rugby)

golpe franco free kick

2 blow (disgusto).

3 raid, job (holdup).

dar un golpe to do a job

4 witticism (ocurrencia).

5 shot.

6 ictus.

7 coup.

8 pocket, hill drop.

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golpe

► nombre masculino

1 blow, knock (puñetazo) punch

■ le dio un golpe he hit him

2 (de coche) collision; (fuerte) bang; (ligero) bump

3 figurado (desgracia) blow, misfortune

■ su muerte fue un duro golpe para nosotros his death was a great blow to us

4 (gracia) witticism, sally

■ aunque parece serio tiene golpes muy buenos he may seem rather serious, but he's really good crack

5 familiar (robo) hold-up, robbery

6 (militar) coup

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a golpes by force

al primer golpe de vista at first glance

de golpe / de golpe y porrazo suddenly, all of a sudden

de un golpe all at once, in one go

errar el golpe to miss

no dar golpe / no pegar ni golpe familiar not to lift a finger, not do a blessed thing

parar el golpe to soften the blow

golpe bajo figurado punch below the belt

golpe de efecto dramatic move

golpe de Estado coup, coup d'état

golpe de fortuna stroke of luck

golpe de gracia coup de grâce

golpe de mano surprise attack

golpe de vista quick glance

golpe franco (fútbol) free kick

golpe maestro masterstroke

golpe mortal death blow, fatal blow

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noun m.

1) blow

2) knock

3) stroke

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- de golpe
- golpe de estado
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SM

1) (=impacto) hit, knock; (=choque) shock, clash; (=encuentro) bump; [con un remo] stroke; [del corazón] beat, throb

oímos un golpe a la puerta — we heard a knock at the door

en cuanto compras un coche nuevo tienes un golpe — as soon as you buy a new car it gets a knock

tras el golpe contra el muro tuvo que abandonar la carrera — after crashing into the wall he had to abandon the race

• dar un golpe, el coche de atrás nos dio un golpe — the car behind ran into us

dar golpes en la puerta — to hammer at the door

• darse un golpe, se dio un golpe en la cabeza — he got a bump on his head, he banged his head

se dio un golpe contra la pared — he hit the wall

darse golpes de pecho — to beat one's breast

• errar el golpe — to fail in an attempt

- no dar golpe

- a golpe dado no hay quite

2) [dado por una persona a otra] blow

le dio un golpe con un palo — he gave him a blow with his stick, he hit him with his stick

• a golpes, la emprendieron a golpes contra él — they began to beat him

le mataron a golpes — they beat him to death

les molieron a golpes — they beat them up

los sacaron de la cama a golpes — they were beaten from their beds

• descargar golpes sobre algn — to rain blows on sb

golpe aplastante — crushing blow, knockout blow

golpe bien dado — hit, well-aimed blow

golpe de gracia — coup de grâce

golpe mortal — death blow

3) (Med) (=cardenal) bruise

4) [en deportes] (Ftbl) kick; (Boxeo) [gen] blow; (=puñetazo) punch

con un total de 280 golpes — (Golf) with a total of 280 strokes

preparar el golpe — (Golf) to address the ball

golpe bajo — (Boxeo) low punch, punch below the belt

aquello fue un golpe bajo — that was below the belt

golpe de acercamiento — (Golf) approach shot

golpe de castigo — (Ftbl etc) penalty kick

golpe de martillo — (Tenis) smash

golpe de penalidad — (Golf) penalty stroke

golpe de salida — (Golf) drive, drive-off

golpe franco, golpe libre — (Ftbl) free kick

golpe libre indirecto — indirect free kick

5) (Téc) stroke

golpe de émbolo — piston stroke

6) (=desgracia) blow

mi ingreso en la cárcel fue un duro golpe para la familia — my imprisonment was a harsh blow to the family

ha sufrido un duro golpe — he has had a hard knock, he has suffered a severe blow

la policía ha asestado un duro golpe al narcotráfico — the police have dealt a serious blow to drug traffickers

acusar el golpe — to suffer the consequences

7) (=sorpresa) surprise

• dar el golpe con algo — to cause a sensation with sth

8) * (=atraco) job *, heist (EEUU)

dieron un golpe en un banco — they did a bank job *

preparaba su primer golpe — he was planning his first job *

9) (=salida) witticism, sally

¡qué golpe! — how very clever!, good one!

el libro tiene unos golpes buenísimos — the book's got some great lines in it

10) (Pol) coup

golpe blanco — bloodless coup

golpe de estado — coup d'état

golpe de mano — rising, sudden attack

golpe de palacio — palace coup

11) [otras expresiones]

• a golpe de, abrir paso a golpe de machete — to hack out a path with a machete

lo consiguieron a golpe de talonario — they got it through chequebook power

• al golpe — Caribe instantly

• de golpe, la puerta se abrió de golpe — the door flew open

cerrar una puerta de golpe — to slam a door (shut)

la puerta se cerró de golpe — the door slammed shut

de golpe decidió dejar el trabajo — he suddenly decided to give up work

• de un golpe — in one go

- ir a golpe de calcetín o de alpargata

- de golpe y porrazo

golpe de agua — heavy fall of rain

golpe de calor — heatstroke

golpe de efecto — coup de théâtre

golpe de fortuna — stroke of luck

golpe de gente — crowd of people

golpe de mar — heavy sea, surge

golpe de sol — sunstroke

golpe de suerte — stroke of luck

golpe de teatro — coup de théâtre

golpe de teléfono — telephone call

golpe de timón — change of direction

golpe de tos — fit of coughing

golpe de viento — gust of wind

golpe de vista, al primer golpe de vista — at first glance

golpe maestro — master stroke, stroke of genius

12) (Cos) (=adorno) pocket flap; Col (=vuelta) facing

13) Méx (=mazo) sledgehammer

14) Caribe * (=trago) swig *, slug * ( of liquor)

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masculino

1) (choque, impacto) knock

se dio un golpe contra la pared — she knocked into the wall

me di un golpe en la cabeza — I hit my head

te vas a dar un golpe — you'll hurt yourself

cerró el libro de un golpe — she snapped o slammed the book shut

me dio un golpe en la espalda — he slapped me on the back

dio unos golpes en la mesa — he tapped on the table; ( más fuerte) he knocked on the table; ( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table

a golpe de — (Ven) around

de golpe — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( quizás) (Col fam) maybe, perhaps

la puerta se abrió/cerró de golpe — the door flew open/slammed shut

de golpe y porrazo — (fam) ( de repente) suddenly

de un golpe — ( de una vez) all at once; ( de un trago) in one go o gulp

2)

a) ( al pegarle a alguien) blow

le dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza — she hit him on the head

casi lo matan a golpes — they almost beat him to death

siempre andan a golpes — they're always fighting

b) ( marca) bruise, mark

3) (Dep) ( en golf) stroke; ( en tenis) shot

4) (desgracia, contratiempo) blow

5) (fam) (atraco, timo) job (colloq)

dar el golpe — to do the job

6) (fam) (ocurrencia, salida) funny o witty remark

dar el golpe con algo — (fam)

con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe — you'll be a sensation o a knockout in that outfit

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- golpe bajo

- golpe de efecto

- golpe de estado

- golpe de gracia

- golpe de suerte

- golpe de vista

- golpe franco

- golpe maestro

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masculino

1) (choque, impacto) knock

se dio un golpe contra la pared — she knocked into the wall

me di un golpe en la cabeza — I hit my head

te vas a dar un golpe — you'll hurt yourself

cerró el libro de un golpe — she snapped o slammed the book shut

me dio un golpe en la espalda — he slapped me on the back

dio unos golpes en la mesa — he tapped on the table; ( más fuerte) he knocked on the table; ( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table

a golpe de — (Ven) around

de golpe — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( quizás) (Col fam) maybe, perhaps

la puerta se abrió/cerró de golpe — the door flew open/slammed shut

de golpe y porrazo — (fam) ( de repente) suddenly

de un golpe — ( de una vez) all at once; ( de un trago) in one go o gulp

2)

a) ( al pegarle a alguien) blow

le dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza — she hit him on the head

casi lo matan a golpes — they almost beat him to death

siempre andan a golpes — they're always fighting

b) ( marca) bruise, mark

3) (Dep) ( en golf) stroke; ( en tenis) shot

4) (desgracia, contratiempo) blow

5) (fam) (atraco, timo) job (colloq)

dar el golpe — to do the job

6) (fam) (ocurrencia, salida) funny o witty remark

dar el golpe con algo — (fam)

con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe — you'll be a sensation o a knockout in that outfit

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- golpe bajo

- golpe de efecto

- golpe de estado

- golpe de gracia

- golpe de suerte

- golpe de vista

- golpe franco

- golpe maestro

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golpe¹

¹ = punch, coup, blow, rap, knocking, beat, knock, swipe, hit, bang.

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: Nearly 1500 delegates from 67 countries attended the conference which was dominated by the 3 day coup designed to restore Communist party influence.

Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.

Ex: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.

Ex: It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.

Ex: Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.

Ex: After a few knocks, it was clear that no one was going to answer.

Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.

Ex: Nothing is more unrealistic that seeing the hero take in an unlikely number of hits without turning a hair.

Ex: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.

* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.

* amortiguar el golpe = soften + the blow.

* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* asestar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* asestar un golpe = give + a blow, bash, deal + a blow, strike + a blow.

* asestar un golpe mortal = deal + the death blow.

* atizar un golpe = deal + a blow.

* cerrar de golpe = slam.

* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.

* dar golpes = pound.

* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.

* dar un golpe = knock.

* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* de un golpe = at one blow, at one whack, at one pull, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.

* duro golpe = cruel blow.

* eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.

* emprenderla(s) a golpes con = lam into, lay into.

* encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.

* golpe de estado = coup d'etat, putsch.

* golpe de gracia = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blow.

* golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.

* golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.

* golpe fuerte = whack.

* golpe fulminante = crushing blow.

* golpe mortal = mortal blow, killer blow, death blow.

* golpe por detrás = rear end.

* golpe seco = flop.

* intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.

* introducir a golpes = hammer into.

* quitar con un golpe = knock off.

* recibir un golpe = take + a hit.

* recobrarse de un golpe = lick + Posesivo + wounds.

* sacar a golpes = punch out.

* tentativa de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* todo de (un) golpe = all at once.

* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* vivir sin dar golpe = live off + the fat of the land.

golpe²

² = witticism, witty remark, quip.

Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.

Ex: Youll never be short on a witty remark with a database of almost 180000 jokes.

Ex: His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.

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golpe

masculine

A (choque, impacto) knock

se dio un golpe contra la pared she banged o knocked into the wall

me di un golpe en la cabeza I hit o banged my head

te vas a pegar un golpe you'll hurt yourself

¿ha recibido algún golpe en la cabeza? have you hit your head?, have you received a blow to the head? ( frml)

cerró el libro de un golpe she snapped o slammed the book shut

la ventana se cerró de un golpe the window slammed shut

me dio un golpe en la espalda he slapped me on the back

le di un golpecito en el hombro I tapped him on the shoulder

dale un golpe a ver si se arregla hit it o bang it o give it a bang, that might make it work

dio unos golpes en la mesa he tapped on the table; (más fuerte) he knocked on the table; (aún más fuerte) he banged on the table

nos dieron un golpe por detrás they ran into us from behind, they ran into the back of us

se oían los golpes del martillo one could hear the hammering

a golpe de ( Ven); around, about ( BrE)

dar el golpe ( Méx) (aspirar) to inhale

de golpe (repentinamente) suddenly;

(Col, Ven fam) (quizás) maybe, perhaps

no se lo puedes decir así, de golpe you can't just spring it on him o tell him suddenly like that

de golpe y porrazo ( fam) (de repente) suddenly

es una decisión que no puede tomarse de golpe y porrazo it's not a decision that can be made on the spot o just like that

de un golpe (de una vez) all at once

se lo bebió de un golpe he drank it down in one go o gulp

no dar or pegar (ni) golpe ( fam): ¡cómo va a aprobar, si no da ni golpe! how can he expect to pass, he never does a lick ( AmE) o ( BrE) stroke of work ( colloq)

no pega ni golpe en casa he doesn't do a thing o lift a finger around the house ( colloq)

a golpe de ratón ( Inf) at a mouse click, at the click of a mouse

toda la programación a golpe de ratón the whole program at a mouse click

B

1 (al pegarle a algn) blow

le dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza she hit him on the head

empezaron a darle golpes they started hitting her

casi lo matan a golpes they almost beat him to death

parece que no entienden sino a (los) golpes hitting them seems to be the only way to make them understand

le asestó un golpe con el atizador he dealt o struck him a blow with the poker

me llevé un golpe en la cabeza I got a blow o I got hit on the head

el golpe lo agarró de sorpresa the blow took him by surprise

siempre andan a golpes they're always fighting

lo cogieron a golpes they beat him up

2 (marca) bruise, mark

C ( Dep) (en golf) stroke; (en tenis) shot

sigue en primer lugar con seis golpes bajo par she is still in first place at six (strokes) under par

D (desgracia, contratiempo) blow

fue un golpe durísimo it came as a terrible blow

esta vez sí que ha acusado el golpe he's really taken it hard o taken a bad knock this time

E ( fam) (robo, timo) job ( colloq)

¿cuándo vamos a dar el golpe? when are we going to do the job?

F ( fam) (ocurrencia, salida) funny o witty remark

¡tiene cada golpe! he comes out with o makes some really witty remarks, some of the things he comes out with are so funny o witty

la película tiene unos golpes muy buenos the movie has some really funny moments in it

dar el golpe ( fam): con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe you'll be a sensation o you'll look a knockout in that outfit

G ( Mús) (en Ven) folk dance/music similar to the joropo

Compuestos:

● golpe bajo

(en boxeo) punch below the belt

fue un golpe bajo mencionarlo delante de todos that was below the belt o a low trick mentioning it in front of everyone

● golpe de adrenalina

adrenaline rush

● golpe de calor

(insolación) sunstroke; (en la temperatura) corporal heatstroke

● golpe de castigo

penalty

● golpe de efecto

su dimisión no causó el golpe de efecto que esperaba his resignation did not create the dramatic effect he had hoped for

● golpe de estado

coup, coup d'état

● golpe de fortuna

stroke of luck

● golpe de gracia

coup de grâce

● golpe de mano

sudden attack

● golpe de mar

large wave

● golpe de sol

sunstroke

● golpe de suerte

stroke of luck

● golpe de tambor

( Ven) performance of Venezuelan Caribbean music

● golpe de timón

change of direction

● golpe de tos

coughing fit

● golpe de vista

glance, look

● golpe franco

(en fútbol) free kick; (en hockey) free hit

● golpe maestro

masterstroke

● golpe mortal

death blow, coup de grâce

● golpes de pecho

mpl:

darse golpes de pecho to beat one's breast, wear sackcloth and ashes

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golpe sustantivo masculino
1 (choque, impacto) knock;
◊ me di un golpe en la cabeza I got a knock on the head, I hit o banged my head;

darse un golpe contra algo to bang o knock into sth;
dio unos golpes en la mesa he tapped on the table;

( más fuerte) he knocked on the table;
( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table;
◊ a golpe de (Ven) around;

de golpe (y porrazo) suddenly;
se abrió/cerró de golpe it flew open/slammed shut;
de un golpe ( de una vez) all at once;

( de un trago) in one go o gulp
2
a) ( al pegarle a algn) blow;

◊ lo derribó de un golpe he knocked him down with one blow;

casi lo matan a golpes they almost beat him to death;
siempre andan a golpes they're always fighting
b) ( marca) bruise, mark

3 (Dep) stroke
4
a) ( desgracia) blow

b)

◊ golpe de suerte stroke of luck

5 (fam) (atraco, timo) job (colloq);
◊ dar el golpe to do the job

6 (Pol) tb
◊ golpe de estado coup (d'état)

golpe sustantivo masculino
1 (que se da o que da alguien) blow
(en una fruta) bruise
(en una puerta) knock
golpe (de Estado), coup (d'état)
golpe de suerte, stroke of luck
2 Auto bump
3 (contratiempo, disgusto) blow: ha sido un duro golpe para ella, it's been a great blow to her
4 (ocurrencia) witticism: en la comedia de ayer había unos golpes buenísimos, yesterday's comedy had a lot of funny lines
5 (robo) robbery
dar un golpe, to rob
6 (ataque) fit: le dio un golpe de tos y no pudo seguir hablando, he had a sudden coughing fit and couldn't continue talking
♦ Locuciones: no dar ni golpe, not to lift a finger
al primer golpe de vista, at a glance
de golpe, all of a sudden
golpe de efecto, a dramatic effect: su dimisión en aquel momento fue un tremendo golpe de efecto, his resignation at that time had a great impact
golpe de mar, large wave: un golpe de mar le tiró por la borda, a large wave washed him overboard
golpe de pecho, breast-beating: había mucho golpe de pecho pero a mí no me engañaron, there was a lot of breast-beating, but they couldn't fool me
' golpe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusar
- amoratada
- amoratado
- amortiguar
- arrear
- atizar
- azote
- batatazo
- bocanada
- cacharrazo
- canto
- cardenal
- choque
- codazo
- contundente
- descargar
- desviar
- dolerse
- encajar
- encima
- enérgica
- enérgico
- errar
- esquivar
- galleta
- herida
- hostia
- leche
- menuda
- menudo
- mollera
- nada
- palo
- panzada
- pedrada
- pelotazo
- producir
- recibir
- resentirse
- resistir
- ruda
- rudo
- seca
- seco
- señalada
- señalado
- sorda
- sordo
- tacada
- testarada
English:
absorb
- accurate
- avert
- bang
- bash
- blow
- bowl over
- break
- bump
- butt
- come round
- come to
- coup
- crack
- crushing
- deal
- death blow
- deliver
- dodge
- drive
- elude
- fell
- fend off
- flick
- follow through
- forehand
- glancing
- hard
- heavy
- hit
- hit back
- jab
- knock
- lash
- low
- lucky
- lump
- mark
- miss
- on
- pow
- punch
- rap
- shot
- sidestep
- slam
- slam to
- smack
- snap
- soften

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golpe

♦ nm

1. [impacto] blow;
[en puerta] knock; [entre coches] bump;
se oyó un golpe en el piso de arriba something went bump upstairs;

no le des tantos golpes a la fotocopiadora stop hitting o banging the photocopier like that;

me di un golpe en la rodilla I banged my knee;

la ventana estaba dando golpes the window was banging;

el golpe me lo dieron cuando estaba detenido en un semáforo they hit me o bumped into me when I was stopped at a traffic light;

el niño daba golpes en la pared the child was banging on the wall;

darse golpes de pecho to beat one's breast;

cerrar la puerta de golpe to slam the door;

devolver un golpe to strike back;

errar o [m5] fallar el golpe to miss the mark;

golpe seco thud;

Comp
Fam
dar el golpe to cause a sensation, to be a hit;

con ese vestido seguro que das el golpe en la fiesta in that dress, you're bound to be a hit at the party;

Comp
Fam
no dio o [m5] pegó golpe he didn't lift a finger, he didn't do a stroke of work;

Comp

de golpe suddenly;

Comp
Fam
de golpe y porrazo without warning, just like that;

Comp

de un golpe at one fell swoop, all at once

Comp
golpe de efecto:
hacer algo para dar un golpe de efecto to do sth for effect;

golpe de fortuna stroke of luck;

golpe de gracia coup de grâce;

golpe maestro masterstroke;

golpe de mar huge wave;

golpe de suerte stroke of luck;
Fig golpe de timón change of course;
golpe de tos coughing fit;

golpe de viento gust of wind;

golpe de vista glance;

al primer golpe de vista at a glance

2. [bofetada] smack;
[puñetazo, en boxeo] punch;
a golpes by force;
Fig in fits and starts;
moler a alguien a golpes to beat sb up

Comp
golpe bajo blow below the belt;
fue un golpe bajo that was a bit below the belt

3. [de corazón] beat;

los golpes de su corazón her heartbeat

4. [efecto]
mira qué golpe tengo en el brazo look, I banged my arm;

el coche tiene un golpe en la puerta the car door has a dent in it

5. [en tenis, golf] shot;

dos golpes por encima/debajo two shots ahead/behind;

dos golpes bajo par two under par

Comp
golpe de castigo [en rugby] penalty;
golpe franco free kick;

golpe liftado [en tenis] topspin drive;

golpe de penalización [en golf] penalty stroke;

golpe de salida [en golf] tee shot, drive;

golpe de talón back heel

6. [disgusto] blow;

la muerte de su madre fue un golpe muy duro para ella her mother's death hit her very hard

7. [atraco] raid, job, US heist;

dar un golpe to do a job

8. Pol
golpe (de Estado) coup (d'état)

Comp
golpe de mano surprise attack;
golpe de palacio palace coup

9. [ocurrencia] witticism;

¡tienes unos golpes buenísimos! you really come out with some witty remarks!

10. [pestillo] spring lock

11. Méx [mazo] sledgehammer

♦ a golpe de loc prep
[a base de] through, by dint of;
aprenderá a golpe de fracasos he'll learn from his mistakes;

a golpe de talonario: no se puede crear un equipo a golpe de talonario you can't just build a team by throwing money at it;

salió de la cárcel a golpe de talonario he used his wealth to buy his way out of prison

♦ al golpe loc adv
Cuba instantly
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golpe

m

1 knock, blow;

un duro golpe fig a heavy blow;

no da golpe fam she doesn’t do a thing, she doesn’t lift a finger

2

:

de golpe suddenly;

de golpe y porrazo suddenly

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golpe nm

1) : blow

caerle a golpes a alguien: to give someone a beating

2) : knock

3)

de golpe : suddenly

4)

de un golpe : all at once, in one fell swoop

5)

golpe de estado : coup, coup d'etat

6)

golpe de suerte : stroke of luck

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golpe n

1. (choque) blow

Aunque la traducción literal de golpe es blow, el inglés prefiere emplear un verbo

se dio un golpe en la frente he bumped his forehead

me di un golpe en la rodilla con la mesa I banged my knee on the table

2. (ruido) knock / bang

dio un golpe fuerte en la puerta she banged on the door

la puerta se cerró con un fuerte golpe the door slammed shut

3. (desgracia) blow

ha sido un golpe duro it was a terrible blow

dar golpes to bang

de golpe (y porrazo) suddenly

de un golpe all at once / in one go

no dar golpe not to do a thing / to be bone idle

golpe de estado coup

golpe de suerte stroke of luck

Spanish-English dictionary > golpe
6 codazo

m.

nudge (suave).

abrirse paso a codazos (with one's elbow) to elbow one's way through

dar un codazo a alguien to nudge/elbow somebody

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codazo

► nombre masculino

1 (golpe) poke with one's elbow, blow with one's elbow

■ le pegó un codazo she poked him with her elbow

2 (señal) nudge with one's elbow

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

abrirse paso a codazos / abrirse camino a codazos to elbow one's way through

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SM

1) (=golpe)

darle un codazo a algn — [disimuladamente] to give sb a nudge, nudge sb; [con fuerza] to elbow sb

abrirse paso a codazos — to elbow one's way through

2) Méx

- dar codazo a algn

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masculino

darle un codazo a alguien — ( leve) to nudge somebody; ( fuerte) to elbow somebody

se abrió camino a codazos — he elbowed his way through

* * *

= nudge.

Ex. Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.

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masculino

darle un codazo a alguien — ( leve) to nudge somebody; ( fuerte) to elbow somebody

se abrió camino a codazos — he elbowed his way through

* * *

= nudge.

Ex: Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.

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codazo

masculine

darle un codazo a algn (leve) to nudge sb, give sb a nudge; (fuerte) to elbow sb

me dio un codazo para avisarme que había llegado she nudged me to let me know he had arrived

me dio un codazo en el ojo he stuck his elbow in my eye o he elbowed me in the eye

se abrió camino a codazos he elbowed his way through, he elbowed people out of the way

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codazo sustantivo masculino:
◊ darle un codazo a algn ( leve) to nudge sb;

( fuerte) to elbow sb;
◊ se abrió camino a codazos he elbowed his way through

codazo sustantivo masculino
1 (golpe en el codo) blow to one's elbow
(con el codo) le di un codazo en las costillas, I elbowed him in the ribs
2 (señal dada con el codo) nudge with one's elbow: me dio un codazo cuando lo vio entrar, he nudged me when saw him coming in

' codazo' also found in these entries:
English:
dig
- elbow
- nudge
- poke
- jab
- prod

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codazo nm
[suave] nudge; [violento] jab [with one's elbow];
abrirse paso a codazos to elbow one's way through;

dar un codazo a alguien [suave] to nudge sb;
[violento] to elbow sb;
pegar un codazo a alguien to elbow sb;

le rompieron la nariz de un codazo he got his nose broken by someone's elbow

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codazo

m

:

dar a alguien un codazo elbow s.o.

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codazo nm

1)

darle un codazo a : to elbow, to nudge

2)

abrirse paso a codazos : to elbow one's way through

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codazo n nudge

abrirte paso a codazos to elbow your way through

Spanish-English dictionary > codazo
7 stick

stick [stɪk]

bâton ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) canne ⇒ 1 (a) baguette ⇒ 1 (a) morceau ⇒ 1 (b) crosse ⇒ 1 (c) critiques ⇒ 1 (e) planter ⇒ 2 (a) enfoncer ⇒ 2 (a) mettre ⇒ 2 (b) fixer ⇒ 2 (c) coller ⇒ 2 (d), 3 (b) supporter ⇒ 2 (f) se planter ⇒ 3 (a) se coincer ⇒ 3 (c) rester ⇒ 3 (d)

(pt & pp stuck [stʌk])

1 noun

(a) (piece of wood) bâton m; (for kindling) bout m de bois; (twig) petite branche f, brindille f; (walking stick) canne f, bâton m; (for plants) rame f, tuteur m; (drumstick) baguette f; (for lollipop) bâton m;

∎ gather some sticks, we'll make a fire ramassez du bois, on fera du feu;

∎ she had legs like sticks elle avait des jambes comme des allumettes;

∎ I'm going to take a stick to that boy one day! un jour je vais donner une bonne correction à ce garçon!;

∎ figurative the threat of redundancy has become a stick with which industry beats the unions pour le patronat, la menace du licenciement est devenue une arme contre les syndicats;

∎ his behaviour became a stick to beat him with son comportement s'est retourné contre lui;

∎ to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick mal comprendre, comprendre de travers;

∎ you've got (hold of) the wrong end of the stick about this business vous avez tout compris de travers dans cette histoire;

∎ to get the short or dirty end of the stick être mal loti;

∎ she got the short or dirty end of the stick as usual c'est tombé sur elle comme d'habitude;

∎ proverb sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me) la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe

(b) (piece → of chalk) bâton m, morceau m; (→ of cinnamon, incense, liquorice, dynamite) bâton m; (→ of charcoal) morceau m; (→ of chewing gum) tablette f; (→ of glue, deodorant) bâton m, stick m; (→ of celery) branche f; (→ of rhubarb) tige f

(c) Sport (in lacrosse) crosse f; (in hockey) crosse f, stick m; (ski pole) bâton m (de ski); (baseball bat) batte f; (billiard cue) queue f de billard; (in pick-up-sticks) bâton m, bâtonnet m, jonchet m

(d) British familiar (furniture) meuble^□ m;

∎ a few sticks (of furniture) quelques vagues meubles;

∎ we don't have one stick of decent furniture nous n'avons pas un seul meuble convenable

(e) (UNCOUNT) British familiar (criticism) critiques fpl ^□

∎ to take a lot of stick (to be criticized) se faire éreinter ou démolir; (to be mocked) se faire chambrer ou charrier;

∎ to give sb stick (for sth) (criticize) éreinter ou démolir qn (à cause de qch); (laugh at) chambrer ou charrier qn (à cause de qch);

∎ the police got a lot of stick from the press la police s'est fait éreinter ou démolir par la presse;

∎ he got a lot of stick from his friends about his new hairstyle ses amis l'ont bien chambré ou charrié avec sa nouvelle coupe

(f) esp American familiar (joystick) manche m à balai^□ ; (gear lever) levier m de vitesse^□

(g) Military (cluster → of bombs) chapelet m; (→ of parachutists) stick m

(h) British familiar old-fashioned (person) type m;

∎ a dry old stick un pince-sans-rire;

∎ she's a funny old stick c'est un drôle de personnage;

∎ she's not a bad old stick, she's a nice old stick elle est plutôt sympa

(i) familiar (glue) colle^□ f; (stickiness) pouvoir m adhésif^□

(j) American familiar (cannabis cigarette) stick m

(k) British very familiar

∎ to be up the stick (pregnant) être en cloque

2 transitive verb

(a) (jab, stab → spear, nail, knife) planter, enfoncer; (→ needle) piquer, planter; (→ pole, shovel) planter; (→ elbow, gun) enfoncer;

∎ he stuck his fork into a potato il a planté sa fourchette dans une pomme de terre;

∎ she stuck the spade into the ground elle a planté la bêche dans le sol;

∎ don't stick drawing pins in the wall ne plantez pas de punaises dans le mur;

∎ there were maps with coloured pins stuck in them il y avait des cartes avec des épingles de couleur;

∎ I've got a splinter stuck in my finger je me suis planté une écharde dans le doigt;

∎ a ham stuck with cloves un jambon piqué de clous de girofle;

∎ watch out! you almost stuck your umbrella in my eye! fais attention! tu as failli m'enfoncer ton parapluie dans l'œil!;

∎ he stuck his elbow in my ribs il m'a enfoncé son coude dans les côtes;

∎ she stuck the revolver in his back elle lui a enfoncé le revolver dans le dos;

∎ stick the skewer through the chicken enfilez le poulet sur la broche, embrochez le poulet

(b) (put) mettre; (insert) insérer, mettre; familiar (put casually) mettre^□, coller;

∎ stick the candles in the holders mettez les bougies dans les bougeoirs;

∎ he stuck a rose in his lapel il s'est mis une rose à la boutonnière;

∎ she stuck the cork in the bottle elle a enfoncé le bouchon dans le goulot de la bouteille;

∎ to stick a flower in one's hair piquer une fleur dans ses cheveux;

∎ here, stick this under the chair leg tenez, calez la chaise avec ça;

∎ he stuck his foot in the door il glissa son pied dans l'entrebâillement de la porte;

∎ he stood there with a cigar stuck in his mouth/with his hands stuck in his pockets il était planté là, un cigare entre les dents/les mains enfoncées dans les poches;

∎ he stuck the card back in the pack il a remis la carte dans le jeu;

∎ she stuck her head into the office/out of the window elle a passé la tête dans le bureau/par la fenêtre;

∎ I had to stick my fingers down my throat il a fallu que je me mette les doigts dans la bouche;

∎ familiar mix it all together and stick it in the oven mélange bien et mets-le au four^□ ;

∎ familiar stick it in your pocket colle ça dans ta poche;

∎ familiar can you stick my name on the list? tu peux ajouter mon nom sur la liste?^□ ;

∎ familiar he pulled out his gun and stuck it in my face il a sorti son revolver et me l'a collé sous le nez;

∎ very familiar you can stick your job/money! ton boulot/fric, tu peux te le mettre où je pense!;

∎ very familiar stick it! va te faire voir!

(c) (fasten) fixer; (pin up) punaiser;

∎ she stuck the broom head on the handle elle a fixé la brosse à balai au manche;

∎ it was stuck on the notice-board with tacks c'était punaisé au tableau d'affichage

(d) (with adhesive) coller;

∎ to stick a stamp on an envelope coller un timbre sur une enveloppe;

∎ help me stick this vase together aide-moi à recoller le vase;

∎ he had posters stuck to the walls with Sellotape il avait scotché des posters aux murs;

∎ stick no bills (sign) défense d'afficher

(e) (kill → pig) égorger

(f) British familiar (tolerate) supporter^□ ;

∎ I can't stick him je peux pas l'encadrer;

∎ I don't know how you've stuck it for so long je ne sais pas comment tu as fait pour supporter ça si longtemps;

∎ what I can't stick is her telling me how to run my life ce que je ne peux pas encaisser c'est qu'elle me dise comment je dois mener ma vie;

∎ I'm amazed she stuck a term, let alone three years je suis étonné qu'elle ait tenu (le coup) un trimestre, et à plus forte raison trois ans

(g) familiar (with chore, burden)

∎ to stick sb with a fine/the blame coller une amende/faire endosser la responsabilité^□ à qn

(h) American familiar (give injection to) faire une piqûre à^□, piquer^□

3 intransitive verb

(a) (be embedded → arrow, dart, spear) se planter;

∎ you'll find some tacks already sticking in the notice-board vous trouverez quelques punaises déjà plantées dans le tableau d'affichage;

∎ the point was sticking through the lining la pointe avait percé la doublure;

∎ don't leave the spade sticking in the ground ne laisse pas la pelle plantée dans le sol;

∎ they had straw sticking in their hair ils avaient des brins de paille dans les cheveux

(b) (attach, adhere → wet clothes, bandage, chewing gum) coller; (→ gummed label, stamp) tenir, coller; (→ burr) s'accrocher;

∎ the dough stuck to my fingers la pâte collait à mes doigts;

∎ the damp has made the stamps stick together l'humidité a collé les timbres les uns aux autres;

∎ the dust will stick to the wet varnish la poussière va coller sur le vernis frais;

∎ her shirt stuck to her back elle avait la chemise collée au dos;

∎ a butterfly had stuck to the flypaper un papillon était venu se coller au papier tue-mouches;

∎ these badges stick to any surface ces autocollants adhèrent sur toutes les surfaces;

∎ food won't stick to these pans ces casseroles n'attachent pas;

∎ the noodles had got all stuck together les nouilles avaient collé ou étaient toutes collées;

∎ British familiar have some porridge! that'll stick to your ribs! prends du porridge, ça tient au corps!

(c) (become jammed, wedged → mechanism, drawer, key) se coincer, se bloquer;

∎ the lorry stuck fast in the mud le camion s'est complètement enlisé dans la boue;

∎ this drawer keeps sticking ce tiroir n'arrête pas de se coincer ou de se bloquer;

∎ a fishbone stuck in my throat j'avais une arête (de poisson) coincée dans la gorge;

∎ figurative it stuck in my throat ça m'est resté en travers de la gorge;

∎ having to ask him for a loan really sticks in my throat ça me coûte vraiment d'avoir à lui demander de me prêter de l'argent;

∎ the words stuck in his throat les mots lui restèrent dans la gorge

(d) (remain, keep) rester;

∎ they called him Boney as a child and the name stuck quand il était petit, on le surnommait Boney et le nom lui est resté;

∎ she has the kind of face that sticks in your memory elle a un visage qu'on n'oublie pas ou dont on se souvient;

∎ dates just never stick in my head je n'ai vraiment pas la mémoire des dates

(e) familiar (be upheld)

∎ we know he's guilty, but will the charge stick? nous savons qu'il est coupable, mais est-ce qu'un tribunal le condamnera^□ ?;

∎ to make the charge or charges stick prouver la culpabilité de qn^□ ;

∎ the important thing now is to make the agreement stick ce qui compte maintenant, c'est de faire respecter l'accord^□

(f) (in card games)

∎ (I) stick j'arrête, je ne veux pas d'autre carte;

∎ the dealer must stick on or with seventeen le donneur doit s'arrêter à dix-sept

4 sticks plural noun

∎ familiar the sticks la cambrousse;

∎ they live out in the sticks ils habitent en pleine cambrousse

►► stick bean haricot m à rames;

stick deodorant déodorant m en stick;

stick figure personnage m stylisé;

stick insect phasme m;

American Cars stick shift levier m de vitesse;

∎ I don't know how to drive a stick shift je ne sais pas conduire une voiture à vitesses manuelles

➲ stick around intransitive verb

familiar (stay) rester (dans les parages); (wait) attendre^□ ;

∎ stick around if you want, she'll be back in a little while tu peux rester si tu veux, elle ne va pas tarder à rentrer;

∎ I'm not sticking around a moment longer! je n'attendrai pas une minute de plus!

➲ stick at inseparable transitive verb

(a) British (persevere)

∎ to stick at it perséverer

(b) (stop)

∎ to stick at nothing ne reculer ou n'hésiter devant rien;

∎ she'll stick at nothing to get her way elle ne reculera devant rien pour parvenir à ses fins

➲ stick away separable transitive verb

familiar (put away) ranger^□ ; (hide) planquer

➲ stick by inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) soutenir;

∎ don't worry, I'll always stick by you sois tranquille, je serai toujours là pour te soutenir

(b) (one's decision) s'en tenir à;

∎ I stick by what I said je maintiens ce que j'ai dit

➲ stick down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (flap, envelope) coller

(b) British familiar (note down) noter^□ ; (scribble) griffonner^□

(c) familiar (place) coller;

∎ stick the box down in the corner colle le carton dans le coin;

∎ he stuck the plate down in front of me il a collé l'assiette devant moi

2 intransitive verb

(flap, envelope) (se) coller

➲ stick in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (nail, knife, spear) planter, enfoncer; (needle) piquer, enfoncer; (pole, shovel) enfoncer, planter;

∎ he stuck the knife all the way in il a enfoncé le couteau jusqu'au bout ou jusqu'à la garde;

∎ she stuck the knife in again and again elle donna plusieurs coups de couteau

(b) (insert → coin, bank card) insérer; (→ electric plug) brancher; (→ cork, sink plug) enfoncer; (→ word, sentence) ajouter;

∎ it's simple, just stick the key in and turn c'est très simple, il suffit d'insérer la clé et de tourner;

∎ I stuck my hand in to test the water temperature j'ai plongé la main pour vérifier la température de l'eau;

∎ he stuck his head in through the door il passa la tête par la porte;

∎ she's stuck in a lot of footnotes to give weight to her thesis elle a ajouté un tas de notes pour donner du poids à sa thèse

(c) (glue in) coller;

∎ there's not enough space to stick in all these stamps/photos il ne reste pas assez de place pour coller tous ces timbres/toutes ces photos

2 intransitive verb

(a) (dart, arrow, spear) se planter;

∎ if the javelin doesn't stick in the throw doesn't count si le javelot ne se plante pas, le jet ne compte pas;

∎ the last dart failed to stick in la dernière fléchette n'est pas restée plantée

(b) familiar (persevere)

∎ stick in there! tenez bon!

➲ stick on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (fasten on → gummed badge, label, stamp) coller; (→ china handle) recoller; (→ broom head) fixer

(b) familiar (jacket, boots) enfiler^□ ;

∎ he hurriedly stuck a hat on il s'est collé en vitesse un chapeau sur la tête

2 intransitive verb

coller, se coller;

∎ the stamp won't stick on le timbre ne colle pas;

∎ the patch sticks on when ironed la pièce se colle au tissu quand on la repasse

➲ stick out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (extend → hand, leg) tendre, allonger; (→ feelers, head) sortir;

∎ to stick one's tongue out (at sb) tirer la langue (à qn);

∎ he stuck his foot out to trip me up il a allongé la jambe pour me faire un croche-pied;

∎ I opened the window and stuck my head out j'ai ouvert la fenêtre et j'ai passé la tête au dehors;

∎ to stick one's chest out bomber le torse;

∎ to stick out one's lower lip faire la moue

(b) familiar (persevere)

∎ to stick it out tenir le coup jusqu'au bout

2 intransitive verb

(a) (protrude → nail, splinter) sortir; (→ teeth) avancer; (→ plant, shoot) pointer; (→ ledge, balcony) être en saillie;

∎ his belly stuck out over his belt son ventre débordait au-dessus de sa ceinture;

∎ her ears stick out elle a les oreilles décollées;

∎ her teeth stick out elle a les dents qui avancent;

∎ my feet stuck out over the end of the bed mes pieds dépassaient du lit;

∎ the front of the car stuck out of the garage l'avant de la voiture dépassait du garage;

∎ his ticket was sticking out of his pocket son billet sortait ou dépassait de sa poche;

∎ one leg was sticking out of the sheets une jambe dépassait de sous les draps;

∎ only her head was sticking out of the water seule sa tête sortait ou émergeait de l'eau

(b) (be noticeable → colour) ressortir;

∎ the red Mercedes really sticks out on ne voit que la Mercedes rouge;

∎ I don't like to stick out in a crowd je n'aime pas me singulariser ou me faire remarquer;

∎ it's her accent that makes her stick out c'est à cause de son accent qu'on la remarque;

∎ it sticks out a mile c'est clair comme le jour

➲ stick out for inseparable transitive verb

s'obstiner à vouloir, exiger;

∎ the union is sticking out for a five per cent rise le syndicat continue à revendiquer une augmentation de cinq pour cent;

∎ after sticking out for higher quotas, they had to settle for last year's levels après s'être battus pour obtenir une augmentation des quotas, ils ont dû se contenter de ceux de l'année dernière

➲ stick to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (keep to → schedule) tenir, respecter; (→ plan) tenir;

∎ I can never stick to diets je n'arrive jamais à suivre un régime longtemps;

∎ we must stick to our plan nous devons continuer à suivre notre plan;

∎ once I make a decision I stick to it une fois que j'ai pris une décision, je m'y tiens ou je n'en démords pas;

∎ to stick to one's word or promises tenir (sa) parole;

∎ to stick to one's principles rester fidèle à ses principes;

∎ stick as close to the truth as possible restez aussi près que possible de la vérité

(b) (continue to affirm) maintenir;

∎ I stick to what I said je maintiens ce que j'ai dit;

∎ she's still sticking to her story elle maintient ce qu'elle a dit;

∎ that's my story and I'm sticking to it c'est ma version et je m'y tiens

(c) (restrict oneself to) s'en tenir à;

∎ stick to the point! ne vous éloignez pas du sujet!, tenez-vous en au sujet!;

∎ stick to the facts! tenez-vous-en aux faits!;

∎ can we stick to the business in hand? peut-être pourrions-nous revenir au sujet qui nous occupe?;

∎ to stick to the text serrer le texte de près;

∎ the author would be better off sticking to journalism l'auteur ferait mieux de se cantonner au journalisme

(d) (not leave)

∎ to stick to one's post rester à son poste;

∎ he sticks to his room il ne sort pas de sa chambre;

∎ stick to the main road suivez la route principale

(e) (stay near)

∎ stick close to the house restez près de la maison;

∎ his bodyguards stick close to him at all times ses gardes du corps l'accompagnent partout ou ne le quittent jamais d'une semelle;

∎ to stick to sb like glue se cramponner ou s'accrocher à qn, coller qn

➲ stick together

1 separable transitive verb

coller (ensemble)

2 intransitive verb

(a) (pages etc) être collé (ensemble)

(b) (stay together → people) rester ensemble; figurative se serrer les coudes;

∎ we'd better stick together il vaut mieux que nous restions ensemble, il vaut mieux ne pas nous séparer;

∎ figurative we'll get through this bad patch if we stick together on sortira de cette mauvaise passe si on se serre les coudes

➲ stick up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (sign, notice, poster) afficher; (postcard) coller; (with drawing pins) punaiser

(b) (raise → pole) dresser;

∎ stick the target back up redressez la cible;

∎ to stick one's hand up lever la main;

∎ familiar stick `em up! haut les mains!

(c) familiar (rob → person, bank, supermarket) braquer

2 intransitive verb

(point upwards → tower, antenna) se dresser; (→ plant shoots) pointer;

∎ I saw a chimney sticking up in the distance j'ai vu une cheminée qui se dressait au loin;

∎ the antenna was sticking straight up l'antenne se dressait toute droite;

∎ a branch was sticking up out of the water une branche sortait de l'eau;

∎ his hair's sticking up il est ébouriffé

➲ stick up for inseparable transitive verb

∎ to stick up for sb prendre la défense ou le parti de qn;

∎ stick up for yourself! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ she can stick up for herself elle peut se défendre toute seule;

∎ he has trouble sticking up for himself/his rights il a du mal à défendre ses intérêts/à faire valoir ses droits

➲ stick with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (activity, subject) s'en tenir à, persister dans;

∎ now I've started the job, I'm going to stick with it maintenant que j'ai commencé ce travail, je ne le lâche pas;

∎ I'm sticking with my old car for now je garde ma vieille voiture pour le moment

(b) familiar (person)

∎ stick with me, kid, and you'll be all right reste avec moi, petit, et tout ira bien

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8 dig

dig [dɪg] (pt & pp dug [dʌg], cont digging)

1 transitive verb

(a) (in ground → hole) creuser; (→ tunnel) creuser, percer; (with spade) bêcher;

∎ he dug his way under the fence il s'est creusé un passage sous la clôture;

∎ he's been out digging the garden il a bêché le jardin;

∎ to dig potatoes arracher des pommes de terre;

∎ figurative to dig one's own grave creuser sa propre tombe

(b) (jab) enfoncer;

∎ she dug me in the ribs (with her elbow) elle m'a donné un coup de coude dans les côtes

(c) familiar old-fashioned (understand) piger; (appreciate, like) aimer^□ ; (look at) viser;

∎ dig that music! écoute-moi (un peu) cette musique!;

∎ I dig that (like it) ça me plaît ou me botte, j'aime bien ça;

∎ she really digs you (likes you) elle en pince vraiment pour toi

2 intransitive verb

(a) (person) creuser; (animal) fouiller, fouir;

∎ to dig for gold creuser pour trouver de l'or;

∎ figurative he spends hours digging about in old junk shops il passe des heures à fouiller dans les magasins de brocante;

∎ figurative if you dig a bit deeper si on creuse un peu

(b) familiar old-fashioned (understand) piger

3 noun

(a) (in ground) coup m de bêche

(b) Archeology fouilles fpl;

∎ to go on a dig faire des fouilles

(c) (jab) coup m;

∎ to give sb a dig in the ribs donner un coup de coude dans les côtes de qn

(d) familiar (snide remark) pique^□ f;

∎ he made a nasty dig at the government il a lancé une pique au gouvernement;

∎ that was a dig at you cette pique était pour toi

➲ dig in

1 intransitive verb

(a) Military (dig trenches) se retrancher; figurative tenir bon

(b) familiar (eat) commencer à manger^□ ;

∎ dig in! allez-y, mangez!, attaquez!

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (mix with ground) enterrer

(b) (jab) enfoncer;

∎ he dug in his spurs il a éperonné son cheval;

∎ to dig in one's heels se braquer, se buter;

∎ to dig oneself in se retrancher; figurative camper sur ses positions;

∎ he's really dug himself in il s'est encroûté

➲ dig into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (delve into) fouiller dans;

∎ figurative don't dig into your savings n'entame pas tes économies, ne pioche pas dans tes économies

(b) (start eating) attaquer

(c) (jab)

∎ your elbow is digging into me ton coude me rentre dans les côtes

➲ dig out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) extraire; (from ground) déterrer;

∎ they had to dig the car out of the snow il a fallu qu'ils dégagent la voiture de la neige (à la pelle)

(b) familiar (find) dénicher

➲ dig up separable transitive verb

(a) (ground → gen) retourner; (→ with spade) bêcher

(b) (plant) arracher

(c) (unearth) déterrer; familiar figurative (find) dénicher;

∎ where did you dig him up? où est-ce que tu l'as pêché ou dégoté?

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9 envoyer

envoyer [ɑ̃vwaje]

➭ TABLE 8

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = expédier) to send ; (par bateau) to ship ; [+ argent] to send

• envoyer sa candidature to send in one's application

• envoie-moi un mot drop me a line (inf)

   b. [+ personne] to send ; (en vacances, en courses) to send (off) (chez, auprès de to ) ; [+ émissaire, troupes] to send out

• envoie David à l'épicerie/aux nouvelles send David to the grocer's/to see if there's any news

• ils l'avaient envoyé chez sa grand-mère pour les vacances they had sent him off to his grandmother's for the holidays

• envoyer qn à la mort to send sb to their death

   c. ( = lancer) [+ objet] to throw ; [+ obus] to fire ; [+ signaux] to send out ; (Sport) [+ ballon] to send

• envoyer des baisers à qn to blow sb kisses

• envoyer des sourires à qn to smile at sb

• envoyer des coups de pied/poing à qn to kick/punch sb

• ne m'envoie pas ta fumée dans les yeux don't blow your smoke into my eyes

• envoyer le ballon au fond des filets (Football) to send the ball into the back of the net

• envoyer qn à terre or au tapis to knock sb down

• envoyer un homme sur la Lune to send a man to the moon

• envoyer par le fond (Nautical) to send to the bottom

   d. (locutions) envoyer chercher qn/qch to send for sb/sth

• envoyer promener qn (inf) envoyer qn sur les roses (inf) to send sb packing (inf)

• envoyer valser or dinguer qch (inf) to send sth flying (inf)

• il a tout envoyé promener (inf) he chucked the whole thing in

2. reflexive verb

► s'envoyer (inf!) [+ corvée] to get stuck (inf) with ; [+ bouteille] to knock back (inf) ; [+ nourriture] to scoff (inf)

• s'envoyer une fille/un mec to have it off (Brit) or get off (US) with a girl/a guy (inf!)

• s'envoyer en l'air to have it off (inf!) (Brit) to get some (inf!) (US)

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ɑ̃vwaje
1.

verbe transitif

1) (expédier, faire déplacer) to send (à to)

il vous envoie ses amitiés — he sends (you) his regards

qui vous envoie? — who sent you?

envoyer quelqu'un chercher le journal — to send somebody out to get the paper

2) ( lancer) to throw [caillou]; to fire [missile] ( sur at)

envoyer le ballon dans les buts — to put the ball in the net

3) ( asséner)

envoyer un coup de pied à quelqu'un — to kick somebody

il m'a envoyé son poing dans la figure — he punched me in the face

4) ( transmettre) to send

2.

s'envoyer verbe pronominal

1) ( échanger) to exchange

s'envoyer des baisers — ( par gestes) to blow each other kisses

2) (colloq) ( avaler) to guzzle [boisson]; to wolf down [repas]

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envoyer quelqu'un promener — (colloq) to send somebody packing (colloq)

tout envoyer promener — (colloq) to drop the lot (colloq)

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ɑ̃vwaje vt
1) [lettre] to send

Ma tante m'a envoyé une carte pour mon anniversaire. — My aunt sent me a card for my birthday.

envoyer un e-mail à qn — to send sb an email

2) [balle] to throw

3) fig

envoyer une gifle à qn — to aim a blow at sb

envoyer un sourire à qn — to flash a smile at sb

4) [personne]

envoyer qn chercher qch — to send sb to get sth

Sa mère l'a envoyé chercher du pain. — His mother sent him to get some bread.

5) (autres locutions)

envoyer chercher — to send for

envoyer par le fond [bateau] — to send to the bottom

envoyer les couleurs MILITAIRE — to run up the colours

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envoyer verb table: envoyer

A vtr

1 ( expédier) to send [lettre, marchandises, cadeau, argent, félicitations, aide] (à to); Yann vous envoie ses amitiés Yann sends (you) his regards;

2 ( faire déplacer) to send [ambulance, personne, police, troupes]; qui vous envoie? who sent you?; je vous envoie un technicien I will send you an engineer; envoyer un reporter à l'étranger/un homme en prison to send a reporter abroad/a man to jail; on l'a envoyé étudier à Genève he was sent off to study in Geneva; je l'ai envoyé chercher le journal I sent him out to get the paper;

3 ( lancer) to throw [balle, caillou]; to fire [missile, roquette] (sur at); envoie-moi le savon throw me the soap; il m'a envoyé un caillou he threw a stone at me; envoyer qch dans l'œil/les jambes de qn to hit sb in the eye/the legs with sth; envoyer le ballon dans les buts to put the ball in the net;

4 ( asséner) envoyer un coup de coude à qn ( amicalement) to give sb a dig in the ribs; ( agressivement) to jab sb in the ribs; envoyer un coup de pied à qn to kick sb; envoyer une gifle à qn to slap sb in the face; il m'a envoyé son poing dans la figure he punched me in the face;

5 ( transmettre) to send [message, signal]; envoyer des signaux de fumée to send smoke signals;

6 Naut envoyez! about ship!

B s'envoyer vpr

1 ( échanger) to exchange [lettres, cadeaux, regards] ; s'envoyer des baisers ( par gestes) to blow each other kisses; s'envoyer des clins d'œil to wink at each other;

2 ○( avaler) to guzzle○ [alcool, eau]; to wolf down○ [repas]; il s'est envoyé toute la bouteille he guzzled down the entire bottle;

3 ◑( posséder sexuellement) to have it off with◑ GB, to get off with◑ US.

Idiomes

envoyer qn au diable○ to tell sb to go to hell○; envoyer qn promener○ or se faire voir◑ to send sb packing○; tout envoyer promener○ to drop the lot○; il ne me l'a pas envoyé dire○ and he told me in no uncertain terms; je ne te l'envoie pas dire○! tell me about it○!; s'envoyer des compliments○ ( à soi-même) to pat oneself on the back; s'envoyer en l'air◑ ( forniquer) to get laid◑; ( avoir un accident) to crash.

[ɑ̃vwaje] verbe transitif

1. [expédier - généralement] to send (off) ; [ - message radio] to send out (separable) ; [ - marchandises] to send, to dispatch ; [ - invitation] to send (out) ; [ - vœux, condoléances] to send ; [ - CV, candidature] to send (in) ; [ - argent, mandat] to send, to remit

envoyer quelque chose par bateau to ship something, to send something by ship

Fred t'envoie ses amitiés Fred sends you his regards

envoyer un (petit) mot à quelqu'un to drop somebody a line

tu peux te faire envoyer la documentation you can have the information sent to you

envoyer des fleurs à quelqu'un

a. (sens propre) to send somebody flowers

b. (figuré) to give somebody a pat on the back

2. [personne] to send

envoyer un enfant à l'école to send a child (off) to school

on m'a envoyé aux nouvelles I've been sent to find out whether there's any news

envoyer des soldats à la mort to send soldiers to their deaths

(suivi d'un infinitif)

envoyer chercher quelqu'un to have somebody picked up

je l'ai envoyé la chercher à la gare I sent him to the station to pick her up ou to fetch her

envoyer chercher un médecin to send for a doctor

envoyer dire: elle ne le lui a pas envoyé dire she told him straight ou to his face

envoyer promener ou balader ou paître ou bouler quelqu'un (familier) , envoyerquelqu'un au diable (familier) , envoyerquelqu'un sur les roses (familier) to send somebody packing

j'avais envie de tout envoyer promener (familier) ou valser (familier) I felt like chucking the whole thing in

envoyer dinguer quelqu'un

a. (familier) [le repousser] to send somebody sprawling

b. [l'éconduire] to send somebody packing

3. [projeter]

envoyer un adversaire à terre ou au tapis to knock an opponent down ou to the ground

envoyer une voiture dans le décor (familier) to send a car skidding off the road

4. [lancer - projectile] to throw, to fling ; [ - ballon] to throw ; [ - balle de tennis] to send

envoyer sa fumée dans les yeux de quelqu'un to blow smoke into somebody's eyes

envoyer des baisers à quelqu'un to blow somebody kisses

5. [donner - coup]

envoyer des gifles ou (familier) baffes (familier) àquelqu'un to slap somebody (in the face)

envoyer des coups de pied/poing à quelqu'un to kick/to punch somebody

il le lui a envoyé dans les dents (familier) ou gencives (familier) he really let him have it

6. [hisser - pavillon] to hoist

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s'envoyer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

to send one another

s'envoyer des lettres to write to one another

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s'envoyer verbe pronominal transitif

1. (familier) [subir - corvée] to get saddled with

2. (familier) [consommer - bière, bouteille] to knock back (separable), to down ; [ - gâteau] to wolf down

[sexuellement] (très familier)

s'envoyer quelqu'un to get off with somebody

3. [se donner]

je m'enverrais des gifles ou (familier) baffes! I could kick myself!

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s'envoyer verbe pronominal intransitif

(locution)

s'envoyer en l'air (très familier) to have it off

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10 stoßen

to hit; to hustle; to impinge; to knock; to jab; to strike; to thrust; to push; to poke; to shove; to kick; to bump

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sto|ßen ['ʃtoːsn] pret stieß [ʃtiːs] ptp gestoßen [gə'ʃtoːsn]
1. vt

1) (= einen Stoß versetzen) to push, to shove (inf); (leicht) to poke; (mit Faust) to punch; (mit Fuß) to kick; (mit Ellbogen) to nudge, to dig (Brit), to poke; (mit Kopf, Hörnern) to butt; (= stechen) Dolch to plunge, to thrust; (vulg) to fuck (vulg), to shag (Brit sl to poke (sl)

an den Kopf etc stóßen — to hit one's head etc

jdm or jdn in die Seite stóßen — to nudge sb, to dig (Brit) or poke sb in the ribs

jdn von sich stóßen — to push sb away; (fig) to cast sb aside

jdn/etw zur Seite stóßen — to push sb/sth aside; (mit Fuß) to kick sb/sth aside or to one side

er stieß den Ball mit dem Kopf ins Tor — he headed the ball into the goal (Brit), he hit the ball into the goal with his head

ein Loch ins Eis stóßen — to make or bore a hole in the ice

2) (= werfen) to push; (SPORT ) Kugel to put

jdn von der Treppe/aus dem Zug stóßen —

jdn aus dem Haus stóßen (fig) jdn ins Elend stóßen (liter) — to throw or turn sb out (of the house) to plunge sb into misery

3) (= zerkleinern) Zimt, Pfeffer, Zucker to pound

4) (Sw = schieben, drücken) to push

2. vr
to bump or bang or knock oneself
stóßen (lit) — to bump etc oneself on or against sth; (fig) to take exception to sth, to disapprove of sth

er stößt sich daran, wenn Männer Ohrringe tragen — he takes exception to men wearing earrings

3. vi

1) aux sein (= treffen, prallen) to run or bump into (auch fig); (= herabstoßen Vogel) to swoop down (
auf +acc on)
stóßen — to bump into or hit sth

gegen etw stóßen — to run into sth

zu jdm stóßen — to meet up with sb, to join sb

auf jdn stóßen — to bump or run into sb

stóßen (Straße) — to lead into or onto sth; (Schiff) to hit sth, to run into or against sth; (fig

auf Erdöl stóßen — to strike oil

auf Grundwasser stóßen — to discover underground water

auf Widerstand stóßen — to meet with or encounter resistance

auf Ablehnung/Zustimmung stóßen — to meet with disapproval/approval

an seine Grenzen stóßen — to reach one's limits

2) (mit den Hörnern) to butt (nach at)

3) (TECH) to butt (
an +acc against)
4) (Gewichtheben) to jerk

5) (old = blasen) to blow, to sound

See:

→ Horn

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1) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) dig

2) bump

3) (to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) butt

4) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) hit

5) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) hustle

6) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) knock

7) shove

8) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) plunge

9) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) poke

10) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) push

11) stick

12) (to hurt (especially a toe) by striking it against something hard: She stubbed her toe(s) against the bedpost.) stub

13) (to push suddenly and violently: He thrust his spade into the ground; She thrust forward through the crowd.) thrust

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sto·ßen

<stößt, stieß, gestoßen>

[ˈʃto:sn̩]

I. vt

1. (einen Stoß versetzen)

▪ jdn \stoßen to push sb; (stark) to shove sb; (leicht) to poke sb

er hat sie die Treppe hinunterge\stoßen he shoved her down the stairs

▪ jdn aus etw dat/von etw dat \stoßen to push [or shove] sb out of/off sth

jdn aus dem Haus \stoßen (fig) to throw sb out [of the house]

jdn von der Leiter/aus dem Zug \stoßen to push sb down the ladder/out of the train

▪ jdn in etw akk/vor etw akk \stoßen to push [or shove] sb into/in front of sth

jdn ins Elend \stoßen (fig) to plunge sb into misery

▪ jdn mit etw dat \stoßen to knock sb with sth

▪ jdn von sich dat \stoßen to push sb away; (fig) to cast sb aside

jdn mit der Faust/dem Fuß/dem Kopf \stoßen to punch/kick/butt sb

jdn in die Seite \stoßen to poke sb in the ribs

sie stieß ihn mit dem Ellbogen in die Seite she poked him in the ribs with her elbow

jdn/etw zur Seite \stoßen to push sb/sth aside; (mit dem Fuß) to kick sb/sth aside [or to one side]; s.a. Kopf

2. (herausklopfen)

ein Loch ins Eis \stoßen to make [or bore] a hole in the ice

3. (hineintreiben)

jdm einen Dolch/ein Messer in die Rippen \stoßen to plunge [or thrust] a dagger/knife into sb's ribs

4. SPORT (schleudern)

den Ball mit dem Kopf ins Tor \stoßen to head the ball into the goal

die Kugel \stoßen (Leichtathletik) to put the shot; (Billard) to hit the ball

5. (aufmerksam machen)

▪ jdn auf etw akk \stoßen to point out sth sep to sb

man muss sie immer drauf \stoßen she always has to have things pointed out to her

6. (zerstoßen)

Pfeffer/Zimt/Zucker \stoßen to pound pepper/cinnamon/sugar

7. (fam: hinweisen)

▪ jdm etw \stoßen to hammer sth home to sb

8. SCHWEIZ (schieben)

ein Fahrrad \stoßen to push a bicycle

9. SCHWEIZ (Auto anschieben)

▪ jdn \stoßen to give sb a push

können Sie mich bitte mal \stoßen? can you please give me a push?

10. (vulg)

eine Frau \stoßen to poke a woman vulg

II. vr

1. (sich verletzen)

▪ sich akk [an etw dat] \stoßen to hurt [or knock] oneself [on sth]

▪ [sich dat] etw [an etw dat] \stoßen to bang [or bump] [or hurt] one's sth [on sth]

sie stolperte und stieß sich das Knie am Tisch she tripped and banged her knee on the table

sich dat den Kopf [an etw dat] \stoßen to bang [or bump] one's head [on sth]

sich dat den Kopf blutig \stoßen to bang one's head and cut it

2. (Anstoß nehmen)

▪ sich akk an jdm/etw \stoßen to take exception to sth, to disapprove of [or object to] sth

er stößt sich daran, wenn Frauen Zigarren rauchen he takes exception to women smoking cigars

sich akk an jds dat Aussehen \stoßen to find fault with sb's appearance

III. vi

1. Hilfsverb: sein (aufschlagen)

▪ an etw akk \stoßen to knock [or bang] [or bump] against sth

mit dem Kopf an etw akk \stoßen to bang one's head on [or against] sth

▪ gegen etw \stoßen to knock [or bump] into sth; Auto to crash into sth

2. Hilfsverb: haben (zustoßen)

▪ [mit etw dat] nach jdm \stoßen to thrust at sb [with sth]

er hat mit einem Messer nach mir ge\stoßen he trust at me with a knife

er stieß immer wieder mit dem Stock nach mir he tried again and again to hit me with the stick

der Stier stieß [mit den Hörnern] nach dem Torero the bull charged the matador [with lowered horns]

jdm in die Seite \stoßen to poke sb in the ribs

3. Hilfsverb: sein (grenzen)

▪ an etw akk \stoßen to be bordered by sth, to border on sth; Zimmer to be [right] next to sth

mein Grundstück stößt im Süden an einen Bach my plot is bordered to the south by a stream, a stream borders my plot to the south

4. Hilfsverb: sein (direkt hinführen)

▪ auf etw akk \stoßen Weg, Straße to lead to [or meet] sth

5. Hilfsverb: sein (zufällig begegnen)

▪ auf jdn \stoßen to bump [or run] into sb

6. Hilfsverb: sein (sich jdm anschließen)

▪ zu jdm \stoßen to join sb

7. Hilfsverb: sein (entdecken)

▪ auf etw \stoßen to find [or come across [or upon]] sth

auf Erdöl \stoßen to strike oil

auf Grundwasser \stoßen to discover underground water

8. Hilfsverb: sein (konfrontiert werden)

▪ auf etw akk \stoßen to meet with sth

auf Ablehnung/Zustimmung \stoßen to meet with disapproval/approval

auf Widerstand \stoßen to meet with [or encounter] resistance

9. Hilfsverb: haben SCHWEIZ (auf Türen: drücken) to push

bitte \stoßen! please push!

10. Hilfsverb: haben (veraltet: blasen)

ins Horn/in die Trompete \stoßen to blow [or sound] the horn/trumpet

11. Hilfsverb: sein (angreifen)

▪ auf etw \stoßen Raubvogel to swoop down on sth

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) auch itr. (mit der Faust) punch; (mit dem Fuß) kick; (mit dem Kopf, den Hörnern) butt; (mit dem Ellbogen) dig

jemanden od. jemandem in die Seite stoßen — dig somebody in the ribs; (leicht) nudge somebody in the ribs

2) (hineintreiben) plunge, thrust <dagger, knife>; push <stick, pole>

3) (stoßend hervorbringen) knock, bang < hole>

4) (schleudern) push

die Kugel stoßen — (beim Kugelstoßen) put the shot; (beim Billard) strike the ball

5) (zerstoßen) pound <sugar, cinnamon, pepper>
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) mit sein (auftreffen) bump ( gegen into)

2) mit sein (begegnen)

auf jemanden stoßen — bump or run into somebody

3) mit sein (entdecken)

auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen — come upon or across something

auf Erdöl stoßen — strike oil

auf Ablehnung stoßen — (fig.) meet with disapproval

4) mit sein

zu jemandem stoßen — (jemanden treffen) meet up with somebody; (sich jemandem anschließen) join somebody

5) mit sein (zuführen)

auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen — <path, road> lead [in]to something

6) (grenzen)

an etwas (Akk.) stoßen — <room, property, etc.> be [right] next to something
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb bump or knock oneself

ich habe mich am Kopf gestoßen — I bumped or banged my head

sich (Dat.) den Kopf blutig stoßen — bang one's head and cut it

sich an etwas (Dat.) stoßen — (fig.) object to or take exception to something

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stoßen; stößt, stieß, hat oder ist gestoßen

A. v/t (hat)

1. push; mit einer Waffe: thrust; mit der Faust: punch; mit dem Fuß: kick; (puffen) nudge, jostle; mit einem Stock etc: poke; (rammen) ram; (treiben) drive; SPORT (Kugel) put; im Mörser: pound;

jemanden in die Rippen stoßen nudge sb, give sb a dig in the ribs;

jemanden vor einen Zug stoßen push sb in front of a train;

jemanden mit dem Kopf stoßen butt sb with one’s head;

jemandem das Messer in die Brust stoßen plunge a knife into sb’s chest;

den Ball ins Tor stoßen drive the ball into the net;

von sich stoßen push away; fig disown

2. unabsichtlich:

seine Zehen stoßen an (+dat) stub one’s toes on ( oder against)

3. fig:

jemanden aus dem Haus/Verein stoßen turn sb out of the house/expel sb from the club;

es jemandem stoßen umg, fig tell sb what’s what; → Bescheid 3, Kopf 6, Nase¹ 5

4. vulg (Frau) fuck, bang

B. v/r (hat) (sich wehtun) knock o.s., hurt o.s.;

sich stoßen an (+dat) knock ( oder run, bump) against; fig take offence (US -se) at, take exception to;

an der Unordnung darfst du dich nicht stoßen just ignore the mess, you mustn’t mind the mess

C. v/i

1. (hat) Bock etc: butt;

mit dem Kopf stoßen auch Boxen: butt

2. (ist)

stoßen an (+akk) oder

gegen bump into, knock (o.s.) against;

stoßen an (+akk) fig (grenzen an) border on, form abut on;

ich bin bei dem Marathon an meine (eigenen) Grenzen gestoßen I was touching my limits (of endurance) in the marathon;

mit dem Kopf gegen die Tür etc

stoßen bump ( oder knock) one’s head against oder on the door etc;

stoßen auf (+akk) fig, auf Erdöl: strike; Straße etc: lead onto, hit umg; (zufällig begegnen) (happen to) meet, come across, run ( oder bump) into; (entdecken) come across, stumble on; auf Ablehnung, Widerstand etc: meet with;

zu jemandem, einer Partei etc

stoßen join (up with);

auf seine Beute stoßen Greifvogel: swoop down on its prey; → Horn¹ 2

* * *
1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) auch itr. (mit der Faust) punch; (mit dem Fuß) kick; (mit dem Kopf, den Hörnern) butt; (mit dem Ellbogen) dig

jemanden od. jemandem in die Seite stoßen — dig somebody in the ribs; (leicht) nudge somebody in the ribs

2) (hineintreiben) plunge, thrust <dagger, knife>; push <stick, pole>

3) (stoßend hervorbringen) knock, bang < hole>

4) (schleudern) push

die Kugel stoßen — (beim Kugelstoßen) put the shot; (beim Billard) strike the ball

5) (zerstoßen) pound <sugar, cinnamon, pepper>
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) mit sein (auftreffen) bump ( gegen into)

2) mit sein (begegnen)

auf jemanden stoßen — bump or run into somebody

3) mit sein (entdecken)

auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen — come upon or across something

auf Erdöl stoßen — strike oil

auf Ablehnung stoßen — (fig.) meet with disapproval

4) mit sein

zu jemandem stoßen — (jemanden treffen) meet up with somebody; (sich jemandem anschließen) join somebody

5) mit sein (zuführen)

auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen — <path, road> lead [in]to something

6) (grenzen)

an etwas (Akk.) stoßen — <room, property, etc.> be [right] next to something
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb bump or knock oneself

ich habe mich am Kopf gestoßen — I bumped or banged my head

sich (Dat.) den Kopf blutig stoßen — bang one's head and cut it

sich an etwas (Dat.) stoßen — (fig.) object to or take exception to something

* * *

(an, gegen) v.

to impinge (on, upon) v. (nach) v.

to thrust at v. adj.

stricken adj. v.

(§ p.,pp.: stieß, gestossen)

= to bump v.

to butt v.

to hustle v.

to knock (at) v.

to poke v.

to punt v.

to push v.

to ram v.

to shove v.

to strike v.

(§ p.,p.p.: struck)

or p.p.: stricken•)

to thrust v.

(§ p.,p.p.: thrust)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > stoßen
11 pique

m.

1 grudge (enfado).

tener un pique con alguien to have a grudge against somebody

2 rivalry.

3 bounce. ( Latin American Spanish)

4 resentment, pique.

5 smooth hound.

6 sand flea, harvest mite, harvest tick, chigger.

7 piqué, piqué fabric.

8 piquet, picquet.

9 accelerated motion.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: picar.

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pique

► nombre masculino

1 (resentimiento) pique, grudge

2 (rivalidad) rivalry, needle

■ tiene un pique increíble con el vecino there's a lot of needle between him and his neighbour

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a pique de about to

irse a pique (barco) to sink 2 (plan, proyecto) to go under, fall through

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I
SM

1) (=resentimiento) resentment, pique; (=inquina) grudge; (=rivalidad) rivalry, competition

tener un pique con algn — to have a grudge against sb

tienen (un) pique sobre sus coches — they're always trying to outdo one another with their cars

estar de pique — to be at loggerheads

2)

echar a pique — [+ barco] to sink; [+ futuro, carrera] to wreck, ruin

irse a pique — [barco] to sink; [esperanza, familia] to be ruined

3)

estar a pique de hacer algo — (=a punto de) to be on the point of doing sth; (=en peligro de) to be in danger of doing sth

4) LAm (Min) (=galería) mine shaft; Méx (=pozo) drill, well

5) LAm (=rebote) bounce, rebound

6) CAm, Cono Sur (=sendero) trail, narrow path

7) And (=insecto) jigger flea
II
SM (Naipes) spades
III
** SM [de droga] fix **, shot *

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masculino

1)

a pique: el camino bajaba a or (Méx) en pique the road down was very steep; una caída a or (Méx) en pique hasta el mar a vertical o sheer drop to the sea below; a pique de on the point of, about to; irse a pique barco to sink; negocio to go under, to founder; sus ilusiones se fueron a pique — her hopes were dashed

2) (fam)

a) (enfado, resentimiento)

tener un pique con alguien — to be at odds with somebody

b) ( rivalidad) rivalry, needle

3)

a) ( carta) spade

b) piques femenino plural ( palo) spades (pl)

4) (arg) ( de droga) fix (sl)

5) (Auto) acceleration, pick-up (AmE)

pegarse un pique — (Chi fam)

me pegué el pique hasta allá y no estaba — I trailed o traipsed all that way and he wasn't there (colloq)

6) (AmL) ( rebote)

la pelota entró de pique — the ball went in on the rebound

la pelota dio tres piques — the ball bounced three times

7) (Chi) (Min) mine shaft

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----

* a pique = sinking.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* irse a pique = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

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masculino

1)

a pique: el camino bajaba a or (Méx) en pique the road down was very steep; una caída a or (Méx) en pique hasta el mar a vertical o sheer drop to the sea below; a pique de on the point of, about to; irse a pique barco to sink; negocio to go under, to founder; sus ilusiones se fueron a pique — her hopes were dashed

2) (fam)

a) (enfado, resentimiento)

tener un pique con alguien — to be at odds with somebody

b) ( rivalidad) rivalry, needle

3)

a) ( carta) spade

b) piques femenino plural ( palo) spades (pl)

4) (arg) ( de droga) fix (sl)

5) (Auto) acceleration, pick-up (AmE)

pegarse un pique — (Chi fam)

me pegué el pique hasta allá y no estaba — I trailed o traipsed all that way and he wasn't there (colloq)

6) (AmL) ( rebote)

la pelota entró de pique — the ball went in on the rebound

la pelota dio tres piques — the ball bounced three times

7) (Chi) (Min) mine shaft

* * *

* a pique = sinking.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* irse a pique = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

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pique

masculine

A

a pique: el camino bajaba a pique the road down was very steep

el barco se fue a pique the boat sank

una caída a pique hasta el mar a vertical o sheer drop to the sea below

trató de impedir que el negocio se fuera a pique he tried to stop the business from going under

sus ilusiones se fueron a pique her hopes were dashed

echó a pique el matrimonio it ruined o wrecked their marriage

a pique de on the point of, about to

las correas estaban a pique de romperse the straps were on the point of snapping o were about to snap

B ( fam)

1

(enfado, resentimiento): son piques entre amigos, sin importancia they're just petty quarrels between friends

tuvieron un pique por lo de la herencia they fell out over the inheritance

no es nada más que un pique de los suyos, ya se le pasará it's just one of his fits of pique, he'll get over it

2 (rivalidad) rivalry, needle

C (en naipes)

1 (carta) spade

2 piques fpl (palo) spades (pl)

D ( arg) (de droga) fix (sl)

E ( Auto) acceleration, pick-up ( AmE)

a los piques ( RPl fam); at full throttle ( colloq), at breakneck speed ( colloq)

salió a los piques he shot out at top speed o at breakneck speed ( colloq)

darse or pegarse un pique ( Chi fam): ¿por qué no se da un pique por aquí? why don't you come around o pop over? ( colloq)

me pegué el pique hasta su oficina y no estaba I trailed o traipsed all the way over to his office and he wasn't there ( colloq)

echar un pique ( Col fam); to race up the strip o drag

F

( AmL) (rebote): la pelota entró de pique the ball went in on the rebound

la pelota dio tres piques the ball bounced three times

G ( Chi) ( Min) mine shaft

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Del verbo picar: ( conjugate picar)

piqué es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

pique es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
picar
pique
piqué
picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

[abeja/avispa] to sting;
◊ me piqueon los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;

una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
b) [ ave] ‹ comida› to peck at;

‹ enemigo› to peck
c) ‹ anzuelo› to bite

d) (fam) ( comer) to eat;

◊ solo quiero pique algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

f) (Taur) to jab

2
a) (Coc) ‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
b) ‹ hielo› to crush;

‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

2
a) ( ser picante) to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);
◊ piquele (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

picarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ muelas] to decay, rot;

[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
b) [ manzana] to go rotten;

[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
pique sustantivo masculino
1
◊ a pique: una caída a or (Méx) en pique hasta el mar a vertical o sheer drop to the sea below;

a pique de on the point of, about to;
irse a pique [ barco] to sink;

[ negocio] to go under
2 (fam)
a) (enfado, resentimiento):

◊ tener un pique con algn to be at odds with sb

b) ( rivalidad) rivalry, needle

3
a) ( carta) spade

b)

◊ piques sustantivo femenino plural ( palo) spades (pl)

picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
pique sustantivo masculino
1 fam (rivalidad) rivalry, needle: hay un pique entre ellos por ver quién nada mejor, there's rivalry among them as to who is the best swimmer
2 fam (resentimiento, enfado) resentment, grudge: tuve un pique con él y ya no me saluda, we had a falling out and now he doesn't speak to me
♦ Locuciones: irse a pique (un barco) to sink
(un plan) to fall through
(un negocio) to go under
' pique' also found in these entries:
English:
boat
- chop up
- dog
- founder
- wall
- bounce
- crash
- fall
- jab
- sheer
- sink

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pique

♦ ver picar

♦ nm

1. Fam [enfado] grudge;

tener un pique con alguien to have a grudge against sb;

su pique dura ya un año it's already a year since they fell out

2. Fam [rivalidad]
hay mucho pique entre ellas there's a lot of rivalry o needle between them

3.
irse a pique [barco] to sink;
[negocio] to go under; [plan] to fail
4. Am [rebote] bounce;

después de dos piques, la pelota se salió de la cancha the ball bounced twice before going out

5. RP Fam [aceleración] acceleration;

este auto no tiene nada de pique this car's got no acceleration

6. Chile Fam [visita]
dar un pique por casa de alguien to go round to sb's house

♦ a los piques loc adv
RP Fam [muy rápido] in a hurry
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pique

m

1 ( disgusto) resentment

2 ( rivalidad) rivalry

3

:

irse a pique MAR sink; fig go under, go to the wall;

echar a pique MAR sink; fig ruin, wreck

4 L.Am.

de pelota bounce

* * *

pique, etc. picar

pique nm

1) : pique, resentment

2) : rivalry, competition

3)

a pique de : about to, on the verge of

4)

irse a pique : to sink, to founder

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